New banking partner for Ashurst in Italy

Mario, who joins from Norton Rose Fulbright where he has been a partner since joining from Allen & Overy in 2006, has almost 20 years' experience of acting for banks, asset managers and investors on a wide range of banking and finance transactions, including acquisition financings, real estate and development financings, telecom and infrastructure financings and corporate loans, as well as on special situations and debt restructuring transactions. Over the last few years, he has acted extensively for domestic and international asset managers in the private debt space, either on specific investments with an Italian element or on the structuring, establishment and financing of domestic or foreign credit platforms focused on the Italian market.

Commenting, Stephen Edlmann, managing partner of Ashurst in Italy, said:

"Mario's move complements our strategy to grow our offering in globally strategic areas and enhances our breadth and depth of practice here in Milan."

Mario Lisanti said:

"I am delighted to join Ashurst's market leading leveraged finance, real estate finance and debt restructuring practices. I look forward to enhancing Ashurst's pioneering work in private debt and its European-wide direct lending offering."