Expertise

• Banking and insurance regulations, with particular focus on supervisory and regulatory matters relating to:
  • Banks
  • Payment institutions
  • Asset managers
  • Investments firms
• Italian and international financial intermediaries
• Capital strengthening measures through the issuance of equity, hybrid, subordinate and convertible instruments
• Liability management transactions
• Funding of debt instruments, plain vanilla and structured, through standalone issuance of securities or in relation to domestic/international programmes
• Foreign Languages: English

Background

• Member of the Banks Focus Team
• Member of the Debt Capital Markets Focus Team
• Member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team
• Member of the Private Clients Focus Team
• Member of the Private Equity Focus Team
• Joined in 2014
• Made partner in 2015

• Worked for Borsa Italiana (2004-2008) in the corporate actions and corporate governance department, responsible for:
  • monitoring of extraordinary transactions of listed issuers
  • listing of warrants and convertible bonds
  • monitoring of governance models adopted by listed issuers

Ranking and Awards

The Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 EMEA international legal directories list Federico as an expert in financial regulatory services in Italy.

Testimonials

Federico Vezzani “has a deep knowledge of the Italian banking and financial services regulation,” clients reveal, adding that he is also “able to manage complex problems and find pragmatic solutions.”

(Chambers & Partners)

Qualifications

• Member of the Italian Bar
• Law degree from the University of Milan