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Introduction
Nicola advises on energy and infrastructure transactions, including within the digital and core-plus infrastructure sectors, and has a proven track record on complex, market-first transactions.
Nicola Toscano's practice focuses in the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects across loan and debt capital markets, including power generation, oil & gas, LNG, traditional infrastructure (ports, airports, motorways and schools), data centers, core-plus and value-add infrastructure.
He regularly represents sponsors, banks, private capital firms and export credit agencies. Over the years Nicola has advised on many "first of a kind" transactions in Italy and across EMEA.
Previously, Nicola has worked as senior in-house counsel for the Corporate Banking Business lines of an international banking institution.
He graduated in law cum laude at the Bocconi University and is a member of the Italian Bar.
He speaks Italian and English.
- A leading international infrastructure fund on the €671 million financing of a portfolio of biomethane plants in Italy and Spain.
- The lenders and the export credit agency on the first project financing in Italy for the construction and operation of a portfolio of biomethane projects sponsored by a leading infrastructure fund.
- The sponsor on the first project financing of a BESS project with a tolling agreement in Italy.
- A leading international infrastructure fund on the €1 billion financing of its portfolio of pharmacies in Italy through a combination of loans and notes.
- The lenders in connection with the project financing for the construction of a new university campus in the Lombardy Region.
- The lenders on the financing of the first Italian EV charging platform sponsored by a global infrastructure fund.
- A primary Infrastructure Debt Fund on the bond financing for the 49% acquisition of a primary Italian airport operator.
- The lenders and bondholders on the refinancing of a data center developer and operator owned by a primary infrastructure fund through a secured hybrid transaction – the first of its kind for an Italian data center – combining a bond and project financing facilities.
- An international infrastructure fund on the acquisition of a minority interest in certain port concessions in Italy from one of the world's leading port operators.
- A primary toll road operator as issuer's counsel in connection with its project bond financing for the construction of a primary toll road in the Northern of Italy.
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