In-depth knowledge and coverage of the broad Financial sector: banks, asset management, wealth management, specialty finance, payments, fintechIntesa Sanpaolo €5.5bn voluntary purchase and exchange offer on UBI Banca (2020);Intesa Sanpaolo contribution of its payments business into Nexi for €1.0bn and €650m reinvestment in a 9.9% stake in Nexi from Nexi controlling shareholders (2020);FCA merger with PSA (€42bn, 2019);Combination of SisalPay with Banca 5, part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group and related High Yield issuance (€530m, 2019);Finecobank debut AT1 (€300m, 2019); ABBs of UniCredit in Finecobank (€1.0bn and €1.1bn in 2019);Nexi IPO (€2bn, 2019)Nexi refinancing (€2.2bn 2018)Combination of Intesa Sanpaolo and Intrum's Italian NPL servicing businesses (2018)

Structuring advisor, Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner on UniCredit's €13.0bn capital increase (2017);Exclusive financial advisor to Poste Italiane in relation to its acquisition of an indirect 15% stake in SIA from CDP for an implied total equity value of €2,000 million (2016);Exclusive financial advisor to Intesa Sanpaolo on its sale of Setefi and ISP Card to Advent, Bain Capital and Clessidra for a cash consideration of €1,000 million and involved in the related financing (2016);Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner on the 10% (€328m) and 20% (€552m) ABBs in FinecoBank on behalf of UniCredit (2016);Joint Bookrunner on the 10% ABB in Bank Pekao (€749m) on behalf of UniCredit (2016); Co-Global Coordinator on the €1,000 million capital increase of Veneto Banca (2016);Exclusive financial advisor to ABN AMRO on the merger of Equens and Worldline’s FPLiS business (2015);Financial advisor to the underbidder in the disposal process of ICBPI by a consortium of Italian banks (2015);Financial advisor to Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena on the disposal of its 10.3% stake in Anima to Poste Italiane for a consideration of €210 million (2015);Sole bookrunner on a US$115 million ABB of Anima Holding shares on behalf of Clessidra (2015);Exclusive financial advisor to Apollo on the €310 million acquisition of the insurance operations of Banca Carige (2014); Sole international Global Coordinator and Bookrunner on the €774 million IPO of FinecoBank, the leading multichannel direct bank in Italy (2014).

Joint Bookrunner on £203m bridge facilities supporting Intu's acquisition of certain Westfield assets;Lead left Bookrunner on Gamenet's €200m senior secured notes (2013);Joint Bookrunner on Barry Callebaut's $400m senior notes (2013);Financial Advisor to Unilever on its proposed €4.1bn offer to increase its stake in Hindustan Unilever to 75% (2013);Joint Bookrunner on WIND Italy’s new €575m equiv. senior secured and senior secured floating rate notes (2013);Joint MLA and Bookrunner on the €1.25bn financing package in support of OSRAM spin-off from Siemens (2013);Joint MLA and Bookrunner on the financing package in support of the attempted acquisition of Cerved (2013);Joint MLA and Bookrunner on the €11.0bn refinancing to support Snam ownership unbundling from Eni (2012); Involved in arranging the financing in support of the attempted acquisition of UK’s leading savory snack brand (2012); Involved in arranging the financing for the potential acquisition of Germany’s leading waste collection and energy operator (2012);Advised a leading European chemical distribution company on the potential A&E of its existing debt facilities (2012).

Sectors covered: Oil&Gas, Infrastructure, Gaming & Leisure, Consumer Goods.Transactions in which I have been involved include:Royal Philips Electronics's acquisition of Saeco (2009), Snai's attempted €350m high yield bond issuance (2010), €130m placement of Deutz shares on behalf of Same Deutz-Fahr (2010), eni's €1,000m bond issue (2010), Atlantia's acquisition of 50% stake it did not already own in some Chilean toll-roads concessions from Spanish group Acciona (2011), Alpiq sale of its 20% interest in Edipower to Delmi for €200m (2012)