Profile
Dante mainly assists private equity funds, financial institutions and asset managers in the investment and disinvestment in non-performing exposures (NPLs and UTPs) with a specific focus on the post-acquisition phase of management and recovery of receivables and the repossession and enhancement of the real estate backing assets, also by means of out-of-court restructurings.
Dante also assists Italian and international clients - including corporations, financial institutions and private equity funds - on a range of matters, such as M&A and private equity transactions in regulated sectors as well as on banking & finance and compliance issues, also involving the Italian Banking Authority.
Within the B&F department, he coordinates the NPL Management sub-group.
Concentrations
- Non performing exposures (NPEs)
- Judicial or extrajudicial repossess of real estate assets backing NPLs
- Enforcement proceedings and attachment
- Out-of-courts restructurings
- Acquisition/Disposition
- Extraordinary cross-border transactions in regulated sectors
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented foreign private equity fund in the disinvestment of a credit portfolios
- Assisted a Luxembourg investment fund in the acquisition of a regulated financial intermediary operating in the consumer credit sector in Italy
- Represented Black Dragon Capital in connection with its acquisition of Grass Valley, a leading technology supplier of advanced broadcast and media solutions, with operations in over 20 different jurisdictions worldwide.
- Assistance to a primary London based Investment Firm for the acquisition (and previous obtainment of the relevant authorization from the Bank of Italy) of a majority stake in an Italian financial intermediary specialized in the consumer finance sector°
- Assistance to the world’s oldest auction house, Austrian based, in the acquisition (with previous obtainment of the relevant authorization from the Bank of Italy) of the pawn loan business branch from a primary Italian bank being the Italian's leading pawn-credit service provider°
- Assistance to a Mexican company, leader company in the world of marine species, in the acquisition, and relevant financing, of a major water park in Italy
- Assistance to the majority shareholder of a major Italian credit institution specialized in the factoring of receivables vis-à-vis the Public Sector in connection with the Initial Public Offering of the company’s shares and their listing on the MTA Italian screen-based trading system managed by Borsa Italiana
- Assistance to a primary USA based Private Equity Fund in the acquisition (with previous obtainment of the relevant authorization form the European Banking Authority) of an Italian specialized banking group leader in collection management and factoring of receivables due from the Public Administration and Healthcare systems in the European Union°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Campiverdi prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria, an affiliate of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. and Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Senior associate at Santa Maria Studio Legale Associato, 2012-2019
- Trainee and associate in a leading law firm in Bologna, 2007-2011
- “Making and saving deals in the international business environment” international course organized by Dispute Resolution Institute at Hamline University School of Law, ADR Center and “Sapienza” University of Rome
- Intern in a major international law firm in London, 2008
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, Bologna Bar Association, 2011-Present
Credentials
- J.D., with honors, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna
- Italy
- Italian, Native
- English, Fluent