Chiomenti offers comprehensive expertise across a range of equity capital markets matters, including rights issues, tender offers, take-private deals, and public share offerings. The team is led by Marco Maugeri, who advises both Italian and international clients on corporate governance, capital increases, and commercial agreements, and Italo De Santis, who focuses on share sales, mergers, public takeover bids, and exchange offers. Manfredi Vianini Tolomei is active in public offerings and stock exchange listings, while Maria Carmela Falcone regularly advises on capital increases, block trades, and corporate reorganisations such as mergers and demergers.
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Testimonials
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- ‘I had the opportunity to work, among others, with Chiomenti’s capital markets team on a complex, extraordinary transaction. Among all the teams involved, the capital markets team stood out the most for their expertise, interpersonal skills, and their exceptional ability to manage both the matter and the client’s expectations with excellence.’
- ‘Among all the professionals I’ve had the chance to work with, a special mention goes to Francesco Tedeschini and Maria Carmela Falcone in the capital markets team. Both are highly accomplished and deeply skilled lawyers.'
- 'Maria Carmela Falcone is truly a rising star, with a promising and well-deserved career ahead of her, thanks to her ability to handle the most complex transactions while skillfully balancing client needs with the most appropriate legal solutions.’
- ‘Chiomenti's team has the constant ability to find innovative solutions to problems regarding any aspect of the practice. The diversity of the team, in terms of competences, specialisation and soft skills, has proven to be very useful to the success of the practice, so far.’
- ‘The team, and in particular Maria Carmela Falcone, is very prepared and responsive to all kinds of requests, also regarding matters which are not strictly related to the practice. She has an incredible ability to act as the pivot of the team and always be on the ball.'
- 'Maria Carmela Falcone has also demonstrated several times her ability to anticipate potential issues related to the practice and resolve problems, also by using innovative solutions.’
Work highlights
Assisting the Board of Directors of Mediobanca with carrying out the activities (included the preparation of the issuer’s statement) within its competence in relation to the voluntary public exchange offer on all the shares of Mediobanca announced by Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena on 24 January 2025.
Advising Mediobanca- Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA, the Italy-based financial services group engaged in private, commercial and investment banking, as well as leasing activities, on the acquisition of Banca Generali SpA, the local securities brokerage company.
Advising BPER Banca S.p.A. in connection with the voluntary public exchange offer relating to all the shares of Banca Popolare di Sondrio S.p.A.
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Marco Maugeri; Italo De Santis
Other key lawyers
Manfredi Vianini Tolomei; Maria Carmela Falcone; Francesco Tedeschini