Francesco Lombardo
Global Guide 2024
Band 4 : Capital Markets: Securitisation
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About
Provided by Francesco Lombardo
Practice Areas
Francesco is Italy country head of the Firm and leads the Italian Financing, Private Credit and Capital Solutions team. Francesco has wide experience of advising private equity and private credit funds, corporates and banks on leveraged acquisitions, distressed M&A transactions as well as debt finance, hybrid equity investments and restructurings. In addition, his practice also focuses on value-add and highly complex real estate and infra financing transactions (including via CMBS structures), syndicated loan facilities, capital markets exits and structured finance deals (including NPLs and UTPs investments and related financing). He has a deep knowledge of regulatory requirements and usually supports clients in highly regulated markets whilst remaining sector agnostic.
Career
Joined Freshfields in 2008; partner since 2019. Italian office Managing Partner since 2022.
Professional Memberships
Italian Bar (2008)
Personal
Education: JD, Università degli Studi di Napoli. Language: English
Chambers Review
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Francesco Lombardo of Freshfields is active on a variety of matters such as the setting up of securitisation programmes and bond restructurings, as well as the purchase of NPL portfolios. He regularly assists local and international clients such as financial institutions and private credit providers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Francesco Lombardo is very strong when it comes to client service and commercial awareness, and always a pleasure to work with."
"Francesco Lombardo is a spectacular lawyer with a lot of imagination in structuring. He is the go-to lawyer to find a way through complex situations."
"Francesco Lombardo is very strong when it comes to client service and commercial awareness, and always a pleasure to work with."
"Francesco Lombardo is a spectacular lawyer with a lot of imagination in structuring. He is the go-to lawyer to find a way through complex situations."
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