FIVERS Studio Legale e Tributario advises clients on IPOs, secondary offerings, and private placements across a variety of sectors, including financial services, TMT, real estate, and consumer goods. The team is led by Silvia Romanelli, who is often seen acting on M&A and corporate reorganisations.

The Hogan Lovells International LLP team, led by Ferigo Foscari and Piero de Mattia, has strong experience across a range of equity capital markets matters, including IPOs, rights offerings, block trades, and share buy-back programmes.

Chiomenti offers comprehensive expertise across a range of equity capital markets matters, including rights issues, tender offers, take-private deals, and public share offerings. The team is led by Marco Maugeri, who advises both Italian and international clients on corporate governance, capital increases, and commercial agreements, and Italo De Santis, who focuses on share sales, mergers, public takeover bids, and exchange offers. Manfredi Vianini Tolomei is active in public offerings and stock exchange listings, while Maria Carmela Falcone regularly advises on capital increases, block trades, and corporate reorganisations such as mergers and demergers.

Clifford Chance has a well-established equity capital markets practice, advising on the full suite of ECM products, including privatisations, rights issues, convertible bonds, and block trades. Filippo Emanuele brings expertise in bookbuild transactions, EMTN re-establishments, and bond-related matters. Stefano Parrocchetti Piantanida frequently advises both domestic and international clients on a variety of ECM deals, including capital increases and block trades. Laura Scaglioni focuses her practice on IPOs and capital raising. Jonathan Astbury also plays a key role, particularly in supporting investment banks and issuers on complex structured finance and bond transactions.

Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici advises on a wide array of capital markets matters, including takeover bids, IPOs, securities placements, and listings. The team is led by Stefano Valerio, who focuses on M&A; Anton Carlo Frau, whose practice spans the full range of capital markets with deep expertise in both equity and securitisation matters; and Rossella Pappagallo, who provides corporate advice with a particular emphasis on regulatory issues affecting listed companies. Barbara Napolitano is experienced in equity offerings, exchange offers, and equity-linked instruments, while Vanessa Sobrero is noted for her work on takeovers, private equity transactions, and corporate governance. Carlotta Corba Colombo specialises in regulatory matters, remuneration frameworks, and market abuse compliance. Federica Munno frequently advises listed entities, private equity funds, and financial institutions on complex corporate transactions. Maximiliano Papini assists with offerings and listings of various financial instruments.

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato advises across the full spectrum of equity capital markets, with particular expertise in IPOs, bookbuilding processes, and financing transactions. The practice is led by Ugo Orsini, who is known for his work on convertible and exchangeable bonds. Claudia Parzani concentrates on corporate governance and ESG-related matters. Francesco Eugenio Pasello handles a range of ECM transactions, including secondary offerings, rights issues, accelerated bookbuilds, and private placements. Marta Fusco regularly supports major investment banks, financial institutions, and prominent Italian corporates on capital increases, and bond and high-yield issuances. Matteo Pozzi is an active advisor on regulatory capital instruments, MTN programmes, and liability management transactions.

PedersoliGattai advises on a wide range of equity capital markets transactions, including accelerated book-buildings, private placements, public takeovers, and exchange offers. The team is co-led by Marcello Magro, who has extensive experience in public offerings and the sale and purchase of financial instruments, and Carlo Montagna, who has been involved in numerous capital increases, mergers, and demergers. Francesca Leverone advises on M&A involving both listed and unlisted companies, with a strong emphasis on financial market regulation. Federico Tallia supports a broad client base, including industrial groups, banks, and financial institutions, on capital markets, corporate finance, and capital raising matters. Alessandro Capogrosso left the firm in January 2026.

BonelliErede advises on a broad range of equity capital markets and corporate transactions, including IPOs, tender offers, and M&A. The team is led by Vittoria Giustiniani, who specialises in corporate law and capital markets, with additional expertise in corporate restructurings, insolvency proceedings, and other extraordinary transactions. Gianfranco Veneziano is recognised for his work on equity stake acquisitions and disposals, capital increases, and takeover bids. Francesca Peruzzi focuses on public offerings for the subscription and sale of financial instruments, as well as matters relating to corporate governance.

The team at Gianni & Origoni, led by Emanuele Grippo and Paolo Bordi, advises issuers, selling shareholders, and underwriters on initial and secondary public offerings of equity securities, rights issues, and listing processes on Italian stock exchanges. Antonio Segni focuses on corporate finance, capital markets, and M&A. Alessandro Merenda brings significant experience in IPOs, capital increases, and other high-profile corporate actions. Andrea Bazuro regularly advises both domestic and international corporates, banks, and investment funds on secondary offerings and rights issues.

Latham & Watkins LLP advises on a broad range of equity capital markets matters, including IPOs, regular share sales via accelerated bookbuilding, and complex cross-border transactions. The team is led by a strong group of partners: Antonio Coletti, who represents private equity firms and initial purchasers across various securities and corporate deals; Jeffrey Lawlis, whose broad expertise covers the full spectrum of equity offerings; capital markets specialist Ryan Benedict, who operates between the firm’s Milan and London offices; and Paolo Bernasconi, who has deep expertise in ECM transactions. Guido Bartolomei brings additional strength with his experience in market offerings, public company advisory, corporate law, and M&A.

White & Case (Europe) LLP advises across the full spectrum of equity capital markets instruments, including IPOs, secondary offerings, accelerated book-buildings, and equity-linked instruments such as convertible and exchangeable bonds. The team is jointly led by six partners: Alessandro Picchi, who focuses on follow-on equity offerings, PIPEs, and block trades; Pietro Magnaghi, who brings expertise in liability management and regulatory matters; Francesco Scebba, who leads on securitisation-related mandates; Tommaso Tosi, who advises across M&A, capital markets, private equity, and corporate law; Evgeny Scirtò Ostrovskiy, who regularly acts for issuers, sponsors, and investment banks; and Michael Immordino, who covers both public and private equity and debt offerings.

ADVANT Nctm is recognised for its expertise in IPOs, public tender offers, and equity securities matters. The team is headed by Lukas Plattner, who specialises in M&A involving listed companies, capital increases, and takeover bids. Also key to the practice is Andrea Iovieno, who provides advice to issuers and financial intermediaries on extraordinary transactions and debt instrument issuances.

Dentons advises on complex equity capital markets matters, including private placements, IPOs, public offerings, and the admission of financial instruments to trading on regulated markets. The team is led by Antonella Brambilla, who advises Italian and international clients on high-profile transactions involving listed companies, including public offerings, stock exchange listings, exchange offers, and corporate governance. Silvia Pacchiarotti is recognised for her work with listed companies, particularly in relation to corporate compliance and general governance matters.

DLA Piper provides comprehensive support to financial institutions and issuers across the full range of equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs, rights issues, tender offers, translistings, and secondary offerings. The practice is led by Francesco Maria Aleandri, who brings substantial experience in advising on listings, secondary offerings, and public tender offers on both the Italian main market and AIM.

LCA Studio Legale‘s capital markets practice advises on both debt and equity transactions. The team handles Italian and international IPOs, secondary offerings on both regulated and unregulated markets, private placements, dual listings, and regulatory compliance matters. The practice is co-led by Andrea Messuti, who has extensive experience advising issuers and investment banks on capital increases and takeover bids, and Benedetto Lonato, who is well-versed in both domestic and cross-border deals, including carve-outs, joint ventures, LBOs, and a wide range of securities offerings.

Legance - Avvocati Associati advises on a wide spectrum of equity capital markets matters, including listings on regulated markets, capital increases, public offers, block trades, and equity-linked instruments. The team is jointly led by Giorgio Vanzanelli, who focuses on capital markets and both public and private M&A; Stefano Bandini, who regularly advises Italian and international companies on ECM transactions; and Alberta Figari, who has particular experience in IPOs and capital raising transactions.

Bird & Bird advises on a wide range of equity capital markets and corporate matters, including IPOs, bond listings, and rights and secondary issues for listed companies. The team is led by Federico Valle, who brings expertise in corporate governance for both listed and private companies, particularly within the energy and utilities sector, along with experience in commercial agreements. Working alongside him is Alberto Salvadè, who focuses on M&A and private equity transactions.

Giuseppe Scassellati-Sforzolini leads the equity capital markets team at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, which advises on tender offers, regulatory compliance, and a broad array of issues within the ECM space. Nicole Puppieni is a key figure in the practice, regularly assisting both Italian and international issuers in public and private equity and debt offerings. Puppieni also provides guidance to companies and financial institutions on securities laws, with a strong focus on capital markets transactions and both domestic and cross-border M&A.