
Profile
Antonio Izzi is a member of the Banking & Financial Services Practice in Greenberg Traurig's Milan office. He handles matters regarding domestic and cross-border structured finance, project finance, real estate and corporate loans, private placement, debt restructuring and NPLs sale and purchase transactions, both from a lenders’ / investors’ side and from a borrower’s / issuer’s side.
Concentrations
- Domestic and cross-border financing transactions;
- NPLs sale and purchase and relevant financing schemes;
- Banking and finance due diligence.
Capabilities
Experience
Acted, in team with the relevant matter partner, for:
- assisted Guber Banca as sponsor and servicer and Värde Partners as lead equity investor in the Futura 2019 securitization transaction on a non-performing loan portfolio of € 1.3 billion. The senior Notes, rated by three agencies and listed on EXTRAMOT Pro, were sold to institutional investors.
- a pool of Italian and foreign institutional investors in the purchase of a portfolio of non-performing exposures originated by 22 cooperative banks, and securitisation of the same by way of a multitranche issue;°
- a primary Italian master servicer, corporate servicer and calculation agent in the securitisation of non-performing exposures originated by 5 Italian banks, and the incorporation of a REOCO pursuant to article 7.1 paragraph 4 Law 130/99;°
- a pool of Italian and foreign institutional investors in the purchase of a portfolio of non-performing exposures originated by 53 cooperative banks, and securitisation of the same by way of a unitranche issue;°
- a company incorporated under Israeli law operating in the domain of the supply of military airborne, land and naval technologies in a factoring agreement, in the context of a joint venture program with a primary Italian company, for the supply of flight simulators for military purposes to an Italian public entity;°
- a UK law investment firm in the subscription of a secured project bond issued by an Italian company operating in the domain of regional gas transportation;°
- a primary Italian bank in the secured financing of an Italian company operating in the domain of sportswear;°
- an alternative investment fund in the subscription of a secured bond pursuant to Article 2483 Italian Civil Code;°
- a leading Italian bank in the secured financing of a close-ended alternative investment fund reserved to qualified investors for the acquisition of four properties;°
- a company incorporated under the laws of Italy, in the review and negotiation of a secured property acquisition facility agreement;°
- a pool of Italian banks in the restructuring of the financial indebtedness of an Italian company operating in the milling industry;°
- an Italian bank, in an ECA-backed facility granted to an Italian company operating in the design, construction and distribution of drilling machines;°
- a foreign financial institution in the restructuring of the financial indebtedness of a company operating in the construction and operation of solar power plants;°
- an Italian company operating in the sport sector in its refinancing and corporate reorganization.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Izzi prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria, an affiliate of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. and Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Junior Associate, UK law firm, Milan Office, 2018-2019
- Junior Associate, Italian law firm, Milan Office, 2017-2018
- Trainee, global law firm, Milan office, 2016-2017
- Trainee, global law firm, Milan office, 2013-2015
Recognition & Leadership
- Mentor, Volunteer Vision, 2019-Present
- Contributor, Altalex, 2019-Present
- Contributor, Diritto Bancario, 2017-Present
Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Milan, 2013
Admissions
- Italy
Languages
- Italian, Native
- English, Proficient
- French, Fluent
- Spanish, Conversational