With capabilities across commercial lending, structured finance, DCM, and project and infrastructure finance, the team at Dentons works under the leadership of seasoned practitioner Alessandro Fosco Fagotto, serving leading Italian banks, financial institutions and private credit providers. The group, which is engaged to support clients on ESG-related and leveraged finance deals, includes Pierandrea Bonali, who focuses on real estate finance, and the ‘exceptional’ Luigi Costa, who comes highly recommended for project financing in Italy and beyond. Edoardo Galeotti’s practice hinges on real estate and fund finance.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Luigi Costa has exceptional abilities that enable him to balance legal requirements with commercial practice.’
- ‘Alessandro Fosco Fagotto is a unique lawyer. Super professional, always available, and super empathetic and more than able to face any negotiation.'
- ‘Pierandrea Bonali is in my opinion one of Italy’s foremost real estate finance lawyers, consistently praised for his technical acumen and leadership in high‑profile transactions. He and his team (in particular Antida Cutuli) provide a highly valuable hands-on engagement across all deal stages and consistently deliver innovative and practical solutions with strong client communication.'
- 'Luigi Costa has been exceptional to work with. He combines top-tier technical skills with a sharp commercial instinct, ensuring that advice is not only legally sound but also aligned with business priorities. Luigi is approachable, business-friendly, and able to cut through complexity with clarity and pragmatism. His ability to anticipate issues, frame them in a strategic context, and propose workable solutions makes him stand out from competitors.’
- ‘Edoardo Galeotti has assisted us in several acquisition financing transactions: he has shown himself to be very reliable, with a very hands-on and practical approach which enabled us to get the deal done in an efficient way.'
- ‘I have had the privilege to work with Pierandrea Bonali and Antida Cutuli - very hard-working and highly-skilled professionals.’
Key clients
- Ambienta SGR
- Amco
- Anthilia Capital Partners SGR
- Arcmont Asset Management
- Azimut Investments
- BPER Banca
- Banca Ifigest
- Banca Ifis
- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
- Banca Sella
- Banco BPM
- BNL BNP Paribas
Work highlights
Assisting Mediobanca, Intesa Sanpaolo, BPER Banca, Crédit Agricole Italia and Banco BPM in the €145 million financing granted to Acinque, backed by a SACE Archimede guarantee.
Assisting funds managed by Arcmont Asset Management Limited, Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management and Natixis S.A in the €470 million refinancing of Bianalisi’s financial indebtedness.
Assisting a pool of banks with a € 170 million medium-term financing granted to closed-end real estate alternative investment fund Fondo Star managed by Castello SGR.
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Practice head
Alessandro Fosco Fagotto
Other key lawyers
Pierandrea Bonali; Luigi Costa; Edoardo Galeotti; Ginevra Biadico; Antida Cutuli