Valentina is a counsel in the Global Transaction Group in our Milan office, with a focus on capital solutions and restructuring transactions.
She advises across the full spectrum of stakeholders and processes on both domestic and cross-border restructuring matters. Her experience includes acting for banks, funds, borrowers, investors and corporates on matters involving restructuring plans, debt restructuring agreements, company voluntary arrangements, out-of-court restructurings, insolvency proceedings and distressed M&A. Her practice also focuses on corporate and structured lending, leveraged finance and general banking transactions.
Valentina is the winner of Lawyer of the Year (Restructuring and Insolvency) award at Legalcommunity Forty Under 40 Awards 2024.
She is fluent in Italian and English.
Valentina’s recent restructuring experience includes advising:
- An international industrial player in the potential acquisition of La Perla Group subject to extraordinary administration
- The core banks of Webasto, led by the coordinating banks Bayerische Landesbank and UniCredit, as well as European Investment Bank, on the successful financial restructuring of the Webasto group
- An international fund on the €200m super senior financing granted in favour of an Italian company leader in the steel sector subject to extraordinary administration
- A pool of lenders on the restructuring of the financial indebtedness of Comdata S.p.A., the conversion of a portion of the debt into dematerialised financial instruments, the set-up of an Italian securitisation structure and the secondary trading of a TLB loan to institutional investors*
- An Italian turnaround fund, on the acquisition of a minority stake of Noberasco S.p.A., an Italian company leader in the dried fruit sector in the context of a debt restructuring agreement*
- A pool of lenders on the €200m revolving facility and €384m bonding lines facilities to Astaldi S.p.A., a leading global player in the construction sector*
- An international fund on the corporate restructuring of Bialetti S.p.A., an Italian leader in the coffee sector and the issuance of €35m super senior notes*
Valentina’s recent banking and finance experience includes advising:
- Credit Mutuel Equity and IDIA Capital Investissement on the financing for the acquisition of a minority stake in Polenghi Food S.p.A.
- Eurogroup Laminations S.p.A. in the four financing agreements with Intesa Sanpaolo-IMI/CIB Division, UniCredit, BNL BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank, for a maximum aggregate amount of €140m including four term credit lines supported by a SACE Green guarantee
- Euro Management Services, EGLA’s main shareholder, on the establishment of a strategic alliance with FountainVest through the newly incorporated investment vehicle Ferrum Investment, to accelerate EGLA’s global growth in a rapidly evolving market
- A pool of lenders on the refinancing of the €880m revolving facility to a leading global player in the construction sector
- Eurotranciatura Mexico S.A. de C.V. on the $25m term loan facility agreement granted by BNP Paribas S.A.
- A group of lenders on the US$1.5bn financing for Tata Group*
*Handled prior to joining Freshfields
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