A&O Shearman
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The debt finance team at A&O Shearman is jointly led by Pietro Scarfone, Stefano Sennhauser and leveraged finance specialist Diego Esposito, who arrived from Linklaters Studio Legale Associato in July 2025. Advising banks, private equity and alternative investment funds, pools of lenders and others, the group works on transactions in sectors such as healthcare and pharma, and navigates real estate and infrastructure projects in the hotels and hospitality arena, where Scarfone focuses. Marco Mazzola assists clients across a range of financing products and real estate financings. Luca Maffia left the team in September 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Diego Esposito is a talented and skilled professional, able to deliver meaningful advice to focus on the substance of the issues.’
- ‘Strong capabilities across banking and lending, able to make fit complex structures such as a securitisation vehicle lending in a LBO documentation.’
Work highlights
Advised Mediobanca, Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, and a pool of 22 banks in the context of an EUR2.9 billion refinancing signed by Nexi.