About Marco Leonardi

Marco Leonardi focuses his practice on the banking & finance sector, including debt capital markets transactions (leveraged finance, private equity and acquisition finance, corporate and investment grade finance and real estate finance), and the restructuring field, including debt restructuring, distressed lending and debt/equity special situations.

He advises banks, financial institutions (public and private), investment funds (credit funds, hedge funds and private equity funds), institutional investors and corporations on domestic and cross-border deals.

Before joining Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria, Marco was associate and counsel at UK and top tier U.S. Law Firms and partner of leading top tier Italian Law Firms.

Concentrations

•Banking & Finance and Debt Capital Markets
•Debt restructuring, distressed lending and special situations
•Corporate M&A - Private Equity

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Chambers Global Guide, 2026
•Banking and Finance
•Listed, Chambers Europe Guide, 2026
•Banking and Finance
•Listed, The Legal 500 EMEA, 2025
•'Leading Partners,' Banking and Finance: Borrower Side
•'Recommended Lawyer,' Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side
•Listed, IFLR 1000, 2025
•'Notable Practitioner,' Banking
•MF Legal Week Award - Legal & Tax Excellence: #1 Practice Finance Small Cap, 2024

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 3
    • Banking & Financial Services
    • Restructuring & Special Situations
    • Mergers & Acquisitions

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Italian
    Native
    English
    Fluent
    German
    Fluent
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: BPM:, BPER:
    UniCredit: in a bridge
    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)
    Invitalia (the national public development agency), aimed at supporting the production of electric
    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
    equity in the acquisition by F&P Equity Partners of Righi Elettroservizi, leader in the Italian markets of industrial automation
    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
    AZIMUT ELTIF Private Debt, managed by Muzinich & Co., in the context of a debt
    equity investment of DeA Capital in the Costa Edutainment Group.
    Goldman Sachs:, UBS:
    UniCredit: in the EUR 335 million bank
    bonds refinancing of Limacorporate, a portfolio company of EQT.
    Green Arrow Capital: in the mezzanine financing intended to support the acquisition by VAM Investments
    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 br
    .
    Intermediate Capital Group:
    other mezzanine creditors in the acquisition by Investcorp
    Equistone of N&W Global Vending
    the subsequent restructuring of the senior
    mezzanine debt.
    Intesa Sanpaolo:, BNP-BNL:, BPM:
    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
    Poligof.
    Macquarie Group:, Banca Sistema:, SACE:, Istituto per il Credito Sportivo:
    other financial creditors of the football club C. Sampdoria: in the EUR 300 million debt restructuring
    distressed lending to safeguard the continuity of the team's sporting title in the context of the acquisition of the club
    injection of economic
    financial resources by new investors.
    QuattroR:
    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
    the unitranche financing granted by Barings through the subscription of EUR
    USD senior secured notes admitted to trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange, aimed at supporting business acquisitions in the United States
    future investments
    acquisitions.
    UniCredit:, BPER:
    Solution Bank: in the bank
    bond financings granted to Sciuker Frames - listed on the Milan Stock Exchange - for the leveraged acquisition of the Diquigiovanni
    D&V Serramenti.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. Leonardi prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria, an affiliate of Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Italy (Avvocato)
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, Milan Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Genoa
    J.D.
    cum laude,

    Institute for Law and Finance (ILF) - Frankfurt University
    LL.M.
    Finance
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    Marco Leonardi attended Institute for Law and Finance (ILF) - Frankfurt University and University of Genoa.
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.