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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
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Clifford Chance
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Legance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Notable

Caiazzo Donnini Pappalardo & Associati
3 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Notable
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 2
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dentons
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Schiavello & Co
4 practice areas
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WST Law & Tax
2 practice areas
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iLS
2 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 5
50 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Giliberti Triscornia e Associati
8 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Carnelutti
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Delfino & Associati
4 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 6

Masotti Cassella Studio Legale
4 practice areas
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Portolano Cavallo
4 practice areas
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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CBA
6 practice areas
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Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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DWF
2 practice areas
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Eptalex - Garzia Gasperi & Partners
2 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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K&L Gates
2 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMS Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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bureau Plattner
3 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 5
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
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Chiomenti
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Giovanardi Fattori
3 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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LCA Studio Legale
1 practice area
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMS Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Studio Legale Fallanca Scicolone
1 practice area
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Headquartered in London, Simmons & Simmons is an international law firm with offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It has had an office in Milan since 1983.

 

Highlights

The Capital Markets team advised dealers Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit, alongside co-dealers Banca Akros and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, on the issuance of the Italian government bond, Btp Valore. The transaction was valued at 18.32 billion EUR and closed in March 2024. 

The team also assisted A2A on the placement of the first European Green Bond in the market. The European Green Bond, issued under the A2A’s EMTN and listed on the MOT, has a nominal value of 500 million EUR and a maturity of 10 years. The transaction closed in January 2025. 

 

 

 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
2i Rete Gas SpA - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Simmons & Simmons
Italy
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, Société Générale, Mediobanca SpA
Underwriter
IL Sole 24 Ore SpA - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Simmons & Simmons
Italy
Bond issue
Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCpA, MPS Capital Services Banca per le Imprese SpA, Goldman Sachs
Underwriter
ENI SpA - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Simmons & Simmons
Italy
Bond issue
ENI SpA
Issuer
ENI SpA - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Simmons & Simmons
Italy
Bond issue
ENI SpA
Issuer
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-05-25
Simmons & Simmons
Italy
M&A
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Three Hills Capital Partners LLP - M&A
2022-02-15
Simmons & Simmons
Italy
M&A
Marco Palanca
Three Hills Capital Partners LLP
Buyer
Wise SGR SpA - M&A
2023-08-01
Simmons & Simmons
Italy
M&A
Wise SGR SpA
Seller
Orienta Capital Partners - M&A
2023-09-07
Simmons & Simmons
Italy
M&A
Orienta Capital Partners
Buyer
M&A
Michelle Phang, who joined the firm as head of M&A for Southeast Asia in January, breaks down key trends shaping the region’s dealmaking
Ester Chow, partner in the firm’s financial markets group in Hong Kong, discusses fragmented APAC markets, private capital inflows and advising across borders
M&A
New hires were made across PE, M&A, capital markets and finance practices in key hubs including Milan, New York and London
New hires were made across the finance and corporate practices in Hong Kong, Melbourne and the Czech Republic
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate and M&A practices in New York City, Boston, Frankfurt and Toronto
Crypto regulation in Singapore has evolved from one that was heavily tilted towards anti-money laundering efforts to one that is also focused on customer protection
New hires were made across the banking, corporate and capital markets practices in London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore
Law firms are helping asset managers and advisers understand the implications of this contentious component of the EU’s Retail Investment Strategy
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