Counsel, Finance - Milan
Core
Italian-qualified legal counsel advising financial institutions, private debt providers, and corporates on domestic and cross-border financings.
Role type
Senior IC banking and finance lawyer
Builds
Facility agreements, intercreditor arrangements, security documents, and bond documentation for acquisition, leveraged, and private credit transactions
Domain
Banking & Finance / Legal
Required skills
Italian law qualification, acquisition finance, leveraged finance, private credit, corporate lending, refinancing, real estate finance, bond financings, drafting, negotiation, project management, analytical skills, commercial judgement
Preferred skills
M&A, private equity, syndicated transactions, take-and-hold transactions
Technologies
Italian financing and security documentation
Responsibilities
Advise on domestic and cross-border acquisition finance, leveraged finance, private credit, corporate lending, refinancing, and real estate finance transactions; Draft, review, and negotiate facility agreements, intercreditor arrangements, security documents, and bond documentation; Support structuring and execution of senior, unitranche, subordinated, and mezzanine financings; Manage due diligence, conditions precedent, signing, and closing processes; Provide clear, practical, and commercially focused advice to lenders, borrowers, sponsors, and investment vehicles; Support and supervise more junior lawyers while taking ownership of workstreams and transaction timetables
Seniority
Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC
