Mario is a Partner in the Assets and Structured Finance Group.
Mario has extensive experience advising financial institutions, borrowers, sponsors and ECAs on project and export finance transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He advises on major asset-based financings in the real estate, sport and transport (including rail, aviation and roads) sectors.
Further areas of his expertise include debt restructuring and insolvency matters, acquisition financings (both corporate and leveraged) and private placement transactions.
Mario is recognised by legal directory Legal 500 EMEA as a leading Italian banking and finance lawyer noting that clients “value his ability to find pragmatic solutions and help mitigate the risks of the transaction”.
In 2024, Legalcommunity ranked him as ‘Highly Recommended’ in the Finance and Project Finance categories and ‘Recommended’ in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Finally, he was also recognised by MF – Milano Finanza for his expertise in project finance.
In addition to Italian, Mario speaks English.
- Advising UniCredit S.p.A. on the long-term project financing of the Bel Lavello wind park.
- Advising Prysmian in connection with ECA finance aspects relating to the US$519m financing for National Grid, the UK’s main electricity and gas utility company, for the North Sea Link project, the world’s longest subsea interconnector, between the United Kingdom and Norway.
- Advising Tages Helios and Delos Power Group on the corporate reorganisation and refinancing of a solar portfolio owned by Sicilia Solare S.r.l. and located in Sicily, Italy.
- Advising Blue Elephant Energy AG, on the bridge and medium term phases of the leveraged acquisition and refinancing of a 22 MW solar portfolio in Italy, originally owned by Viridis Energia S.r.l.
- Advising Dutch investor Maas Capital Renewables, part of ABN AMRO Private Equity, on the refinancing of its Italian solar portfolio comprising of six ground-mounted photovoltaic plants.
Education
- 1998 · Degree in Law, University ‘La Sapienza’, Rome
memberships and associations
- 2001 · Qualified Italian lawyer
- PressWFW advises J.P. Morgan and SACE on €100m financing for Türkiye’s first luxury designer outlet
- PressWFW advises lenders on financing and delivery of Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest vessel Norwegian Aqua
- PressWFW advises on €2.5bn Sonnedix refinancing
- PressWFW advises lenders on ECA-guaranteed financing for Kroman
- PressWFW advises Banco Santander on blended financing to Trina Solar ISBU
Mario è Partner del Dipartimento di Assets and Structured Finance.
Mario vanta una significativa esperienza nella consulenza a Istituti finanziari, borrowers, sponsor e ECA in operazioni di Project and Export Finance, nei settori dell’energia e delle infrastrutture. Assiste, inoltre, i clienti in relazione a operazioni di asset finance nel settore dei trasporti (compresi rail, aviation e roads) immobiliare, dello sport.
Le sue competenze includono anche l’assistenza in relazione a complesse operazioni di ristrutturazione del debito e operazioni di acquisition finance (sia su base corporate che leveraged), e operazioni di private placement.
Mario è menzionato per la sua competenza nel settore del banking and finance da Legal 500, segnalato per “his ability to find pragmatic solutions and help mitigate the risks of the transaction”.
Nel 2024, Legalcommunity ha riconosciuto Mario come “Highly Reccomended” in Finance & Project Finance e come “Reccomended” nel settore Energy & Infrastructure.
Infine, Mario è stato riconosciuto da MF – Milano Finanza tra i migliori avvocati in Project Finance.
Oltre all’italiano, Mario parla inglese.
- Assistenza a UniCredit S.p.A. nel finanziamento di lungo termine in project financing del parco eolico Bel Lavello
- Assistenza a Prysmian in relazione agli aspetti finanziari ECA relativi al finanziamento di 519 milioni di dollari per National Grid, la principale compagnia elettrica e di gas del Regno Unito, per il progetto North Sea Link, un'interconnessione di cavi sottomarini HDVC che collega Norvegia e Regno Unito.
- Assistenza a Tages Helios e Delos Power Group sulla riorganizzazione societaria e il rifinanziamento di un portafoglio solare di proprietà di Sicilia Solare S.r.l. situato in Sicilia (Italia).
- Assistenza a Blue Elephant Energy AG, Independent Power Producer tedesca attiva nel settore delle energie rinnovabili, nell’acquisizione di un portafoglio fotovoltaico costituito da 15 impianti, ceduti da Viridis Energia S.r.l.
- Assistenza alla società olandese Maas Capital Renewables, Investment Partner di ABN AMRO Private Equity attivo nel settore delle energie rinnovabili, nel rifinanziamento di sei impianti fotovoltaici.
Formazione
- 1998 Laurea in giurisprudenza, Università la Sapienza, Roma
Associazioni professionali
- 2001 · Iscrizione all’albo degli Avvocati
- PressWFW advises J.P. Morgan and SACE on €100m financing for Türkiye’s first luxury designer outlet
- PressWFW assiste BNPP, gli altri finanziatori, SACE e SIMEST nel finanziamento e consegna della nave Norwegian Aqua a NCLH
- PressWFW advises on €2.5bn Sonnedix refinancing
- PressWFW con ING, BNPP e SACE nel finanziamento per Kroman
- PressWFW assiste Santander in un finanziamento a Trina Solar per l'espansione del portafoglio di progetti rinnovabili in Europa
