Marco Leonardi

• Ambienta, European asset manager focused on environmental sustainability, in the continuation fund financing and leveraged financings raised through the subscription of non-convertible bonds by funds managed by Blackstone and bank facilities provided by Intesa Sanpaolo, supporting the acquisition of Wateralia and the Australian add-on acquisition of Aquatec.
• BNL – BNP Paribas, co-arranger and agent of a syndicated capex and revolving financing - backed by a SACE Growth Guarantee - to Poligof, portfolio company of the Spanish private equity firm Portobello Capital.
• BNL – BNP Paribas, co-arranger and agent of the syndicated leveraged financing to Alto Partners for the acquisition of 100% of FIP MEC.
• Fontana Gruppo, borrower of the investment-grade financing arranged by BPER Banca and Cassa depositi e prestiti and backed by SACE, supporting the acquisition of Kamax Group with equity co-investment of SIMEST.
• Green Arrow Capital, arranger and private creditor of a holdco leveraged financing supporting IGI Private Equity in the acquisition of 100% of Meter.
• Green Arrow Capital, Tenax Capital and FundRock, co-arrangers and private creditors of a holdco leveraged financing supporting Fondo Italiano d’Investimento in the acquisition of 100% of Alimenta Produzioni.
• Intesa Sanpaolo, arranger and lender of the leveraged financing to the search fund Atlas Partners for the acquisition of 100% of Stilef.
• Saw Mill Capital, lender of a financing to the SPV of LBK Capital LLC, controlling Triestina Calcio.
• Tages Capital, arranger and private creditor of a holdco leveraged financing supporting Argos Wityu in its investment in Latteria e Caseificio Moro.
• Tages Capital, arranger and private creditor of a holdco leveraged financing supporting Investcorp in the acquisition of 100% of Epipoli.
• UniCredit, arranger and lender of the leveraged financing for the management buyout of Quin.
• UniCredit, arranger and lender of the leveraged financing to a German family office for the acquisition of 100% of B+B International.
• UniCredit, co-arranger and agent of a syndicated financing to Gimoka Group for the acquisition of Natfood.
• UniCredit, co-arranger and agent of the financing to the public company Dexelance – one of Italy’s leaders in the design, lighting and high-quality furniture sectors – for the acquisition of Mohd.
• UniCredit, global coordinator, co-arranger and agent of a syndicated investment-grade financing to the public company Industrie De Nora to support the acquisition of BW Water and other investments and general corporate purposes.
• UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo and Banca MPS, co-arrangers and lenders of pari passu senior investment-grade financings to Crich for investments and other general corporate purposes.

• Banca MPS, arranger and lender of the leveraged financing to the search fund AdAstra for the acquisition of 100% of Link.it. °
• Banco BPM, BPER and UniCredit, as senior lenders in connection with the in-bonis corporate and debt reorganisation of Industria Italiana Autobus (now Menarini).°
• Barbieri & Tarozzi in the financing of the takeover bid for all shares of SITI B&T Group traded on Euronext Growth °
• Clessidra Capital Credit in the investment - through mezzanine finance and equity - supporting the acquisition by F&P Equity Partners of Righi Elettroservizi, leader in the Italian markets of industrial automation and renewable energy. °
• Crédit Agricole as revolving facility lender in the context of the financing arranged by Goldman Sachs for the LBO of La Galvanina by Riverside Global Partners.°
• DeA Capital Alternative Funds in the debt and equity investment in Costa Edutainment Group financed through the issue of convertible bonds subscribed by illimity Bank and AZIMUT ELTIF Private Debt, managed by Muzinich & Co. °
• Goldman Sachs, UBS and UniCredit in the 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. °
• illimityBank in the financing to J.P. Morgan Asset Management for the acquisition of Pernigotti, the historic Italian chocolate brand. °
• Intesa Sanpaolo, BNP-BNL, Banco BPM and Crédit Agricole in the leveraged financing to the Spanish private equity firm Portobello Capital for the acquisition of Farmol and Poligof. °
• Macquarie Group, Banca Sistema, SACE and Istituto per il Credito Sportivo in the corporate and debt restructuring and rescue financing of UC Sampdoria. °
• QuattroR, investing in Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group to implement its corporate and in-bonis debt reorganisation. °
• Stirling Square Capital Partners in the unitranche financings, through the subscription of multicurrency senior secured notes, arranged by Pemberton for the acquisition of Isoclima Group and by Barings for additional business acquisitions and other investments. °
• UniCredit, BPER and Solution Bank in the bank and bond financings to the public company Sciuker Frames for the acquisition of the Diquigiovanni and D&V Serramenti. °

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Leonardi prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig LLP.

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