Italy

Studio Legale Cappelli RCCD is a boutique law firm founded in 2009. It has offices in Milan, Rome and London.  The firm is largely respected and has a strong reputation in the market among its peers and clients offering reputable advisory services in the domestic and international markets focusing on Capital markets, banking and finance, M&A, project finance and restructuring and insolvency.

Highlights

Studio Legale Cappelli RCCD advised Gruppo Magnaghi, operating in the aerospace sector, on a cross-border financing transaction provided by a pool of primary financing institutions composed of UniCredit S.p.A., Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A., and Deutsche Bank S.p.A.. The transaction is valued at $64,500,000.00 and closed in February 2024.

The firm advised doNext and  Finint SGR in the establishment of the securitisation platform in the context of the Efesto fund. The platform was devised for the acquisition of leasing receivables and assets and corporate receivables. The firm’s role includes ongoing assistance in the participation of competitive bid processes for the acquisition of portfolios by the platform.

Antonio Azzarà, a partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency team, departed to Ashurst in December 2024.  

Testimonials – 2024/2025

"The team demonstrated in depth knowledge of all aspects of portfolio disposal." - Banking & Finance

"We appreciated the quality of the service and reliability of the firm." – Banking & Finance

"I enjoyed their speed in providing answers and legal documents, their commitment to tight deadlines, and their pro-activity to manage and solve relevant problems." - Banking & Finance

"We appreciated the team’s expertise on the matter." - Restructuring & Insolvency 

"Camilla Giovannini handles every situation and client properly." - Banking & Finance

"Fabio Zambito follows your business as if it was his own. This means he's fully committed to solve your problems and meeting your targets, becoming more a partner for your business than a legal advisor." - Banking & Finance

"Morena Bontorin is knowledgeable and able to solve problems." - Restructuring & Insolvency

"Paolo Calderaro is an outstanding lawyer." - Banking & Finance 

Key Clients

Magnaghi Holding; Energetica Wing II; Intesa San Paolo; OVS; Hoist Finance; Christofferson, Robb, and Company; Credit Agricole CIB; Pillarstone Italy; LCM Partners; Banco BPM; Banca Generali; Intesa San Paolo; Assicurazioni Generali; Unicredit; Illimity; Leonardo; Marcegaglia; Fondo Italiano di Investimento; Famiglia Beghelli 

Testimonials - 2023/2024

“Excellent skills and technical experience, availability of partners/senior lawyers, seniority in solving critical issues, very good lawyers in all roles and positions.” - Capital Markets: Equity

“Very knowledgeable. The firm offers a span of interconnected services that are all very rich of expertise and experience.” - Financial Services Regulatory

“Cappelli are very pleasant to work with, very knowledgeable and responsive.”  - M&A

“Outstanding team, especially the senior team. They were extremely smart in identifying the right balance during the negotiation, helping us understanding when we were hitting the wall and when we could exploit further the situation.”  - M&A

“We appreciated the attitude in understanding the peculiarities of a very small tech company and the ability to drive the merger with another company fully owned by the main Italian bank, that would be easily at risk without a very professional and flexible advice.”  - M&A

“Roberto and his team are very commercial, but they also have a deep knowledge of the legal aspects of this kind of transactions. Also, they are always available to support us with last minute requests or feedback.” - Private Equity