Marco Leonardi

Experience: Representative Matters: BPM:, BPER: and UniCredit: in a bridge and long-term financing to Industria Italiana Autobus, a market leader in Italy in the city bus sector backed by Leonardo (a global industrial group in the aerospace, defence & security sectors) and Invitalia (the national public development agency), aimed at supporting the production of electric and natural gas buses for urban transport.; Barbieri & Tarozzi: in the financing aspects connected with the voluntary takeover bid on all shares of SITI B&T Group traded on Euronext Growth; Clessidra Capital Credit: in the investment through mezzanine finance and equity in the acquisition by F&P Equity Partners of Righi Elettroservizi, leader in the Italian markets of industrial automation and renewable energy.; Credit Agricole: as revolving facility lender in the financing arranged by Goldman Sachs International Bank in the context of the LBO by Riverside Global Partners of the Italian target La Galvanina S.p.A.; DeA Capital Alternative Funds: in the issue of a convertible bond subscribed by illimity Bank and AZIMUT ELTIF Private Debt, managed by Muzinich & Co., in the context of a debt and equity investment of DeA Capital in the Costa Edutainment Group.; Goldman Sachs:, UBS: and UniCredit: in the EUR 335 million bank and bonds refinancing of Limacorporate, a portfolio company of EQT.; Green Arrow Capital: in the mezzanine financing intended to support the acquisition by VAM Investments and Fondo Italiano di Investimento of a production platform serving the high-end fashion industry.; illimity: Bank: in the financing to J.P. Morgan Asset Management for the acquisition of Pernigotti, the historic Italian chocolate brand.; Intermediate Capital Group: and other mezzanine creditors in the acquisition by Investcorp and Equistone of N&W Global Vending and the subsequent restructuring of the senior and mezzanine debt.; Intesa Sanpaolo:, BNP-BNL:, BPM: and Credit Agricole: in the financing granted to the Spanish private equity firm Portobello Capital in the context of the LBO of the Italian targets Farmol and Poligof.; Macquarie Group:, Banca Sistema:, SACE:, Istituto per il Credito Sportivo: and other financial creditors of the football club C. Sampdoria: in the EUR 300 million debt restructuring and distressed lending to safeguard the continuity of the team's sporting title in the context of the acquisition of the club and injection of economic and financial resources by new investors.; QuattroR: and Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group: on amendments of the EUR 300 million financing granted by a pool of lenders in the context of a broader transaction entailing the equity investment of QuattroR in Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group.; Stirling Square Capital Partners: in the financing granted by Pemberton for the acquisition of Isoclima Group and the unitranche financing granted by Barings through the subscription of EUR and USD senior secured notes admitted to trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange, aimed at supporting business acquisitions in the United States and future investments and acquisitions.; UniCredit:, BPER: and Solution Bank: in the bank and bond financings granted to Sciuker Frames - listed on the Milan Stock Exchange - for the leveraged acquisition of the Diquigiovanni and D&V Serramenti.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Leonardi prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria, an affiliate of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. and Greenberg Traurig, LLP.