Milan; Rome
Andrea is a partner of the Energy & Infrastructure team and focuses mainly on M&A and project development.
Andrea regularly works on M&A, private equity, project development as well as platform and joint venture transactions in the energy and infrastructure sphere, with a particular emphasis on renewables. He represents sponsors, developers, private equity investors, infrastructure funds and other strategic participants in all stages of structuring, financing, acquiring and disposing of energy projects and companies, including the negotiation and drafting of purchase and sale, co-development, shareholders, joint venture, EPC and O&M agreements. He has served as lead counsel on several cross-boarder deals, including with respect to projects in Italy, the UK, Romania, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria, Ghana and Namibia.
Andrea also has significant experience in financing transactions, having assisted various sponsors and debt providers in a number of project finance, asset finance, bond issuance, refinancing and leasing transactions. Andrea also counsels clients on general corporate matters and day-to-day operating matters, including contracts management and a host of related legal matters.
Andrea has also drafted and negotiated several settlement agreements for disputes arisen between owners and contractors in relation to the construction of power plants, and participated in international arbitrations on these matters.
During his career, Andrea also worked in London with Orrick’s Global Finance department, mainly focusing on cross-border project finance deals.