Clifford Chance has a well-established equity capital markets practice, advising on the full suite of ECM products, including privatisations, rights issues, convertible bonds, and block trades. Filippo Emanuele brings expertise in bookbuild transactions, EMTN re-establishments, and bond-related matters. Stefano Parrocchetti Piantanida frequently advises both domestic and international clients on a variety of ECM deals, including capital increases and block trades. Laura Scaglioni focuses her practice on IPOs and capital raising. Jonathan Astbury also plays a key role, particularly in supporting investment banks and issuers on complex structured finance and bond transactions.
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Jonathan Astbury is a Counsel in our Global Financial Markets practice, with established experience in Debt and Equity Capital Markets and Corporate Finance.
He joined Clifford Chance in 2014 as an associate from an international law firm in which he trained and worked in London and Abu Dhabi. He is dual-qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and as an Avvocato in Italy. Jonathan regularly assists Italian and international investment banks and issuers in connection with complex structured finance transactions and bond issuances. In the debt capital markets area, he has gained solid experience in relation to EMTN (Euro Medium Term Notes), ECP (Euro Commercial Paper) programs, standalone issues, hybrid, equity-linked and exchangeable/convertible bonds, as well as bank and insurance capital strengthening issuance and liability management transactions, including tender and exchange offers and consent solicitation. He is also active in the field of sustainable finance, with a particular focus on ESG aspects, and regularly advises on bond issues related to M&A and private debt transactions.
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- Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) JP Morgan Mediobanca Intesa Sanpaolo UniCredit Corporate & Investment Banking Cassa Depositi e Prestiti BPER Banca Rai Banca IFIS Var Energi Citigroup Crédit Agricole CIB Natixis Morgan Stanley Deutsche Bank AMCO – Asset Management S.p.A. Barclays