Iacopo Filippo Canino

Iacopo Canino is an exceptional Italian qualified lawyer with over 25 years of experience. He focuses his activity in the area of leveraged finance. Iacopo is a key player in the finance arena in Italy and regularly assists lenders, borrowers, sponsors and investors on a wide range of transactions including banking, high yield and private debt financings. Iacopo is also a highly skilled debt restructuring and special situations lawyer having advised on several financing, debt restructuring and M&A transactions in the Italian and European market.

Iacopo is widely recognized as a world-class finance lawyer across all major Italian and international legal publications. Having worked on several outstanding financing transactions in the Italian market over the past decades, Iacopo understands the changing needs of his clients and supports them through the fast changing financial landscape, being equally at home both in the large-cap and mid-market space. Iacopo developed a specific and thorough expertise in Private Credit & Direct Lending having been at the forefront of this fast growing market since its start in Italy. He regularly advises investors and issuers/borrowers on unitranche, senior, mezzanine and PIK financings in the context of both performing and distressed situations.

Additionally, Iacopo is one of the very few Italian banking attorneys with specific knowledge and experience in the high yield space.

Iacopo is also highly active in the areas of general corporate and commercial law and is very highly regarded for his experience in the areas of M&A. He has advised on a broad range of M&A transactions in the Italian market with particular focus on private equity.