Francesco assists clients with regulatory matters relating to capital and liquidity requirements, as well as securitisations, including reporting obligations in the context of both SRT and STS transactions. He also advises on credit ratings, recovery and resolution tools and Eurosystem credit operations from a regulatory perspective.
On the transactional side, his practice focuses primarily on structured finance products for hedging and capital relief purposes. His experience covers both funded and unfunded instruments, guiding clients through the entire lifecycle of a transaction — from structuring to post-closing management — while supporting them in their engagement with supervisory authorities such as the European Central Bank.
Francesco has worked on several market-first transactions, notably the first STS-compliant synthetic securitisation completed by an Italian bank and the first multi-originator synthetic securitisation structured by a banking group based in Italy.
He joined Simmons & Simmons in 2023 after practising at another major international law firm in Milan. He holds a law degree from the University of Bologna and an LL.M. in financial law (with distinction) from King’s College London.
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