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Caterina Napoli has deep experience in banking and financial matters, structured finance, real estate finance and real estate, as well as in civil law matters, including corporate matters.

Caterina handles virtually all aspects of banking and finance transactions, drafting contracts for the sale and purchase of receivables and namely non-performing exposures, for the financing and restructuring of loans, as well as collateral documents. She has been involved in several bond issuances and major securitizations with top Italian and foreign banking institutions and international funds, including matters relating to portfolios of receivables towards public entities.

Caterina represents clients in transactions involving the financing, purchase, sale, and lease of high-value real estate properties.

Concentrations

  • Banking and financial services
  • Structured finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate
  • Corporate

Capabilities

Experience

  • Assisted a primary Italian Bank in a securitization programme, concerning single name receivables arising from loans, for an amount of up to Euro 450,000,000.
  • Assisted a primary Italian Bank in a securitization, concerning a portfolio of loan receivables, for an amount of Euro 153,800,000 and a portfolio of receivables arising from financial lease agreements, for an amount of up to Euro 300,000,000.00.
  • Assisted a primary Italian Bank in a real estate securitization programme, for an amount of up to Euro 300,000,000.00.
  • Assisted an Italian Bank in the framework of a securitization programme, concerning tax receivables arising from governmental energy efficiency measures (110% superbonus), for an amount of up to Euro 150,000,000.00.
  • Assisted a primary Italian Bank in the sale of two portfolios of receivables arising from loans, having an aggregate GBV of around Euro 150,000,000.00 and other two portfolios of receivables arising from loans, having an aggregate GBV of around Euro 90,000,000.00.
  • Assisted a primary financial intermediary in the Italian market in the sale of four portfolios of receivables arising from loans, having an aggregate GBV of around Euro 250,000,000.00.
  • Assisted a primary financial intermediary in the European market in the sale of three portfolios of NPLs, having an aggregate GBV of around Euro 2.800,000,000.00 and two portfolios of NPLs having an aggregate GBV of around Euro 200,000,000.00.
  • Assisted a primary financial intermediary in the Italian market in the purchase of a portfolio of receivables arising from loans, having an aggregate GBV of around Euro 80,000,000.00.
  • Assisted a primary Italian Bank in the negotiation and execution of a syndicated term loan agreement for the amount of Euro 200,000,000.00 and in the re-negotiation and execution of a syndicated term loan agreement for the amount of Euro 360,000,000.00.
  • Assisted a main European investment fund in the financing of the purchase of a real estate property located in Milan, for an amount of around Euro 51,300,000.00.
  • Assisted two main international funds in structuring a Euro 85,150,000 securitization transaction with underlying real estate assets.°
  • Assisted a primary Italian bank in the health care and pharmaceutical sector - acting as originator and sub-servicer - in structuring a Euro 194,000,000, a Euro 250,000,000, a Euro 150,000,000, a Euro 450,000,000 and a Euro 70,000,000 securitizations.°
  • Assisted the issuer, an Italian joint stock company, in the collateralized issuance of Euro 120,000,000 class A and class B bonds listed in the Vienna Stock Exchange.°

The representations followed by “°” were handled by Ms. Napoli prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria, an affiliate of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. and Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

  • Senior Associate, Italian boutique law firm, 2001-2005
  • Assistant Chair of Private International Law, University of Siena, 1990-1999

Recognition & Leadership

  • Listed, EMEA Legal 500, 2022 - 2023
    • Banking and Finance: Lender or Arranger Side, 2022 - 2023
    • Capital Markets: Debt, 2022 - 2023
    • Banking and Finance: Borrower Side, 2023
  • Member, Milan Bar Association, 2004-Present

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., summa cum laude, University of Siena
Admissions
  • Italy
Languages
  • Italian, Native
  • English
  • French