Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Italy
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+39 02 88 3935 1Chambers Review
Linklaters is a market-leading magic circle firm with a formidable reputation across the banking and finance spectrum and impressive international capabilities. The team showcases wide-ranging skills through a strong track record of acquisition finance deals. The department is further equipped to handle large debt restructurings and refinancing mandates. The lawyers assist a broad range of key national and international lending institutions as well as borrowers. Moreover, the law firm advises on regulatory aspects connected with M&A and restructurings in the financial services sector as well as representing banks and investment funds in authorisation applications. It additionally works closely with its corporate and capital markets specialists.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters acted for a large group of bank lenders, including BNP Paribas and Intesa Sanpaolo, on an approximately EUR450 million financing package for FILA.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Linklaters combines high professionalism with a strong eye for detail and risk management."
"They are always ready to negotiate better terms with the counterparty on behalf of the client and come technically well prepared and with a lot of market acumen."
"Linklaters has a well-structured and experienced finance team that stands out for its high commercial sensibility and the good level of proactivity in its client service."
"Linklaters is able to assist with very complex matters as well as coordinate legal advisers around the world."
"I appreciated Linklaters' professionalism with regard to the international aspects of the transaction as well as their skills at negotiating with the counterparty."
"Linklaters combines high professionalism with a strong eye for detail and risk management."
"They are always ready to negotiate better terms with the counterparty on behalf of the client and come technically well prepared and with a lot of market acumen."
"Linklaters has a well-structured and experienced finance team that stands out for its high commercial sensibility and the good level of proactivity in its client service."
"Linklaters is able to assist with very complex matters as well as coordinate legal advisers around the world."
"I appreciated Linklaters' professionalism with regard to the international aspects of the transaction as well as their skills at negotiating with the counterparty."
Notable Practitioners
Managing partner Andrea Arosio is a highly distinguished lawyer whose expertise spans a wide variety of financing transactions, including acquisition and leveraged finance, restructurings and revolving credit facilities.
"Andrea Arosio is a seminal figure in the Italian banking and finance market."
"Andrea Arosio is always ready and available and is a very strong practitioner across the board."
Tessa Lee possesses extensive capabilities in handling cross-border matters, particularly with the UK. She is dual-qualified in Italy and the UK, assisting clients with facility financings and revolving credit agreements.
Alessandra Ortelli is a seasoned lawyer at Linklaters who offers support in debt restructurings, facility agreement compliance and acquisition finance. She also handles the negotiation and drafting of SACE-backed facilities.