Dentons boasts a broad practice, with expertise in distressed M&A, bankruptcy advice and both corporate and financial restructuring. It receives instructions for claw-back actions, debt recovery, liquidations and NPL management. Managing partner Federico Sutti spearheads the practice and combines skills in real estate M&A and debt restructuring. Alessandro Fosco Fagotto is noted within the team, with knowledge of consolidation agreements, bridge financing and restructuring agreements. In June 2024, Cristian Fischetti left the firm.
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Testimonials
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‘A firm with high expertise in the restructuring field.’
‘Extremely professional restructuring team. All members have significant experience in the field and are led by an excellent professional.’
‘They have an excellent knowledge about insolvency. They are very expert and accurate in their work.’
‘Alessandro Fosco Fagotto is an excellent professional in restructuring and insolvency matters, he always gives the best advice in every deal.’
‘Federico Sutti is always ready to find the most intelligent solutions that maximize results. He is approachable, polite, and knows how to engage constructively with his clients.’
‘It's a good team with strong commercial skills.’
‘Federico Sutti is a great lawyer helping to find opportunities for businesses.’
‘A point of strength is certainly their expertise in the specific business, their knowledge of the major players and their ability to deliver.’
Key clients
- Setramar
- CPI Property Group
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- BPER Banca
- UniCredit
- Banca Ifis
- illimity Bank
- Amco
- Italia Wanbao - ACC S.r.l.
- Aligros
Work highlights
- Assisted Setramar in connection with the sale of 70% of its port division to Davidson Kempner Capital Management and One33, following a complex corporate reorganization and financial debt restructuring.
- Advised Banco BPM in connection with the debt restructuring process of Fintyre, through a composition with the creditors carried out, in part, through capitalization, which led the company to an early exit from the arrangement.
- Assisted Amco, in its role of main financial creditor, in connection with a bilateral agreement pursuant to art. 56 of the new Italian Insolvency concerning the restructuring transaction of Augusta Due.
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Leading partners
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Practice head
Federico Sutti
Other key lawyers
Alessandro Fosco Fagotto