Project Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Italy
Band 3
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Provided by Bird & Bird
Our team, specialised in structured finance transactions on a project financing basis, works with a wide range of clients, including insurances, investment banks, funds, development and investing companies, multilaterals and sponsors, promoters, public administrations, contractors both Italian and international, in connection with financing and refinancing deals in the energy sector, both traditional and renewable, as well as in the infrastructure sector with a special focus on the realization and management of public and private works.
The interaction between corporate, regulatory, tax and public law with the different profiles of infrastructure and energy law implies continuous cross-practice cooperation.
We advise our clients on project financing transactions providing them the full-service assistance including, among others, drafting and negotiation of all project and finance documents, necessary to ensure the bankability of each deal, and the maintenance of high-performance financial structures.
We also carry out complex legal due diligence related to the above-mentioned activities in order to underline the current or potential critical aspects of the project guaranteeing the indication of possible mitigants or solutions to meet the defined goals.
Industry sector’s Strengths: we combine a deep knowledge of the bank lending market and a commercial understanding in particular of the Energy and Utilities as well as the Infrastructure sectors.
Chambers Review
Bird & Bird offers a prolific practice in project finance, and regularly assists banks and corporate entities. Its lawyers are especially well versed in complex financing and projects in the renewable energy sector. The team is also capable of advising infrastructure clients and investment funds, both domestically and internationally.
Work Highlights
- Bird & Bird assisted Campo Eolico Ariano with the EUR101 million project financing for a wind power plant in the Campania region.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I like to work with Bird & Bird especially because of their ability to work on complex negotiations."
"I like to work with Bird & Bird especially because of their ability to work on complex negotiations."
Notable Practitioners
Pierpaolo Mastromarini is an acclaimed lawyer who advises on project finance, with particular strengths in refinancing in the renewable energy industries. He has also recently been active on financing several infrastructure mandates.
"Pierpaolo Mastromarini is so practical. He manages all the issues we have and is a problem-solver."
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Industries
Provided by Bird & Bird
Energy & Utilities
Financial Services
Infrastructure
Renewables