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Favini obtains a €75m sustainability linked loan

QuattroR buys a 50% stake in Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group

Altair Funecap Group acquires Saie Cremazioni

F&P Equity Partners acquires 65% of Righi Elettroservizi with the support of Clessidra Capital Credit

DigitalPlatforms S.p.A. successfully completes hybrid financing round

Sampdoria: the Genoa Court approved the restructuring agreements

Frigomec takes over Lonardi Claudio

DeA Capital Alternative Funds increases its shareholding in Costa Edutainment

Sampdoria: the negotiated settlement of the crisis

Seta Holding to buy Silca

Sebino Holding To Buy 85.33% Of Sebino

Argo Partners acquires Caris Servizi Srl

Legacy Partners purchased 100% of Villa Guelfa

Italian Design Brands acquires Cubo Design

Auricchio aquires 3B Latte

Jp Morgan Asset Management acquires Pernigotti

Industria Italiana Autobus, €50 million financing for the production of electric and natural gas buses

Sviluppo Sostenibile (DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR) invests in Ledworks

Fondo Italiano d'Investimento and Armonia SGR in the acquisition of Quick

DeA Capital Alternative Funds enters into the share capital of Costa Edutainment

Investindesign S.p.A., Italian Design Brands S.p.A. and Fingamma S.p.A. invests in Gamma Arredamenti International S.p.A.

Molinari Agostinelli with Barbieri & Tarozzi in the takeover bid for Siti

Molinari Agostinelli in IMR-Industries' financial reorganization

DigitalPlatform acquires Selta: all the advisors involved in the financing.

Molinari Agostinelli advised on the financing to Gruppo Vicenzi

Molinari Agostinelli advises on the financing to Isoclima S.p.A.

Molinari Agostinelli advised on the financial reorganization of Ambrosi S.p.A.

Molinari Agostinelli advises on the acquisition of Nav-System

Portobello acquires Farmol from Green Arrow

Awards and acknowledgments

Marco Leonardi won the Finance Small Cap award at the 2024 MF Italian Legal & Tax Excellence

"Marco Leonardi has always been attentive and ready to protect the needs of the banks, proposing solutions that have improved certain security aspects of the transaction in question." (The Legal500 2022)

Insights

Mortgage loans: mortgage revocation

Financing and Early Repayment: the clause excluding the reimbursement of incurred costs is null and void.

Mortgage loan: fundability limit is a non-essential element of the contract

Revolving Credit Facility and Written Form

Liquidated Damages Clause and Default Interest: Differences and Remedies

Inapplicability of Art. 1956 of the Civil Code to a shareholder and guarantor for a future obligation

Contract of receivables’ transfer and notification

Usury rates in salary-backed loans

Acquisition financing: the debt is not inherent to the transferred business

Statutory prohibition of partial transfer of shares

Delegation of directors' powers: when and to what extent is it permitted?

Irregular bookkeeping and due diligence - Directors' liability

Notice of call of shareholders' meeting and the duty of good faith

Russian roulette clause

On-line procedure to establish limited liability companies

Statutory penalties for defaulting members

A turning point in remote shareholders' and board meetings

Marco Leonardi

Salary Partner

Marco Leonardi started his career at Ashurst's Milan and Frankfurt offices before joining Latham & Watkins as counsel. From 2014 to 2021 he was partner at Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners.

As from July 2021 he is salary partner at Molinari Agostinelli.

Marco’s practice focuses on the banking and finance sector (private equity finance, acquisition and leveraged finance, corporate and investment grade finance and real estate finance) and on the restructuring field (debt restructuring and distressed lending). He mainly advises banks, hedge funds, institutional investors, investment and private equity funds and industrial groups (both Italian and international) on domestic and cross-border deals.

Education

Università degli Studi di Genova
J.D., cum laude

Institute for Law and Finance (ILF) at Frankfurt University
LL.M. Finance

Admission

2004, Italy

Languages

Italian, English, German

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance

Insolvency and Restructuring

M&A - Private Equity