BonelliErede announces the arrival of Maria Cristina Storchi, Andrea Novarese and Francesco Pirisi, who join as partners at the firm’s Milan HQ. They will strengthen the firm’s expertise in advising listed companies and public M&A, and in restructuring and insolvency and banking and finance.
Maria Cristina Storchi brings extensive experience in corporate law, with a focus on extraordinary transactions involving listed companies, M&A and private equity, restructurings, and equity capital markets. She advises institutional investors and multinationals across various sectors, including retail, aerospace, energy and infrastructure. At BonelliErede, she joins the corporate law practice and the Banks, Corporate Governance, Equity Capital Markets and Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Teams.
Andrea Novarese has many years of experience in structuring and managing leverage and acquisition finance, asset finance, project finance, senior secured lending, debt capital markets and debt restructuring. He works alongside banks, institutional investors, and companies in the manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceutical, aerospace and infrastructure sectors. He joins the firm’s restructuring and insolvency practice and the Banks and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams.
Francesco Pirisi also joins the restructuring and insolvency practice and the Banks Focus Team. He advises companies, funds, banks and other financial institutions on a wide range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, distressed M&A, and corporate and debt restructuring, including within insolvency proceedings.
Their cross-disciplinary expertise will strengthen BonelliErede’s advisory services across various practice areas and sectors – further testament to the firm’s multidisciplinary approach and commitment to providing full-service, top-tier assistance to domestic and international companies and financial institutions.
Eliana Catalano, Managing Partner of BonelliErede, commented: “It’s a pleasure to welcome Maria Cristina and Andrea, who shared part of their earlier careers with us, and Francesco, who began his professional journey right here at BonelliErede. In today’s fast-moving financial landscape, where client needs intersect with complex market dynamics, their arrival brings valuable expertise to help seize the opportunities this landscape presents”.
Massimiliano Danusso, Chairman of BonelliErede, added: “The arrival of Maria Cristina, Andrea and Francesco is another step forward in our growth strategy. It’s a sign of our ability to build an ever stronger and more diverse team – bringing together varied backgrounds, skills and perspectives to support an integrated, results-driven approach that keeps pace with market transformation”.
