About

Provided by Ashurst

Our lawyers are not only regularly involved in the permitting, structuring and financing of major energy projects, but they are also market leaders in exploring new financing techniques, for example, project bonds.


Our project finance and capital markets teams advised on the first project bond in Italy. We provide consistently high quality advice to clients in relation to each phase of the project and bring a rounded perspective regularly advising both sponsors and lenders. This includes: tendering, structuring, permitting, funding, contracting, project financing and both M&A and private equity transactions connected to brownfield and greenfield assets.


Consistently operating at the top of the project finance market for many years, we are one of the most stable and highly regarded teams in Italy and elsewhere.

Chambers Review

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Project Finance - Italy

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ashurst is renowned for advising on the full range of infrastructure and energy projects, including telecoms and renewables. The team represents lenders and agents and is widely recognised for its track record in deals both within the domestic market and on the international stage. It is notably active in advising major financial institutions, as well as large construction companies.

Work Highlights

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  • Ashurst advised Fair Market Value Capital Partners and TD Asset Management on the financing for the the joint acquisition of a 28% interest in companies owning ports concessions in Genoa and Venice. The deal was valued at EUR100 million.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Carloandrea Meacci
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Carloandrea Meacci
Head of Project Finance
1
Band 1

Carloandrea Meacci is an acclaimed lawyer who has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border project and structured finance in the renewable energy, infrastructure and maritime sectors.

Carloandrea Meacci is a super professional, very proactive and always open-minded and focused on reaching solutions any time issues are encountered.

Umberto Antonelli
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Umberto Antonelli
3
Band 3

Umberto Antonelli is an experienced lawyer who demonstrates notable expertise in infrastructure financings and refinancings as well as acquisitions and construction projects. Additionally, he often acts on financings for photovoltaic plants.

Umberto has an extremely good problem-solving attitude and he is great at bringing forward solutions and negotiation.

Ranked Lawyers at
Ashurst

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Italy

Project Finance

Carloandrea Meacci
1
Carloandrea Meacci
Head of Project Finance
1
Band 1
Umberto Antonelli
3
Umberto Antonelli
3
Band 3

Members

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Carloandrea Meacci

Carloandrea Meacci

Head of Department

Elena Giuffrè

Nicola Toscano