Over the past 12 months, thanks to the contribution of the professional, the department has strengthened its relationship with its clients, while obtaining new prestigious mandates, including numerous leveraged financing operations with an Italian objective. The jury is composed of: • recognized experts from the business world in the financial sector; • legalcommunity.it representative appointed by LC Publishing Group (even if there is more than one representative, LC Publishing Group has only one vote); • any representative of interbranch organisations. Ashurst has more than 40 professionals, including eight partners, in Italy. The banking team and project group are market leaders in acquisition finance, project finance, real estate finance, corporate lending and other structured finance products, with particular expertise in private debt, leveraged finance and infrastructure finance. Legalcommunity is the leading legal directory and magazine on the Italian market. The awards, sponsored by Legalcommunity, are awarded by a jury composed of more than 30 high-ranking members of the Italian and international business community, including in-house lawyers, bankers, alternative lenders and financial advisors. It is one of the most cited studios in the world of white-collar crime. In finance, the team is involved in many complex criminal cases. The company has the largest team in the market and operates in all areas of the financial world, with partners considered true stars in their respective fields of activity. It has a well-established relationship with major investment banks and is consistently present in key transactions.

Art. 1 – Promoters, purposes and period of validity: As an initiative promoted by LC Publishing Group to, among other things, stimulate competition and growth in the financial world, the “Legalcommunity Finance Awards” (hereinafter the “Event”) will be announced for the year 2022 with the aim of recognizing the excellence of the legal sector of the financial sector (i.e. associated law and tax firms and/or lawyers and individual professionals), that distinguished themselves by their activities during the period from September 2020 to September 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the “Activity Reporting Period”). LEGALCOMMUNITY FINANCE AWARDS 2022 (with the certification of RS notaries or other notaries in case of incompatibility or conflicts of interest) *** Over the past 12 months, the Group has been involved in numerous project financings targeting strategic infrastructure for the country`s economic development. The company`s reputation is at the highest level. In addition to the track record and expertise of its professionals, the company stands out for its perfect gender equality within its financial team. The partnership also provides for 50% of women`s quotas. LC Publishing Group will publish the list of finalists in each category on February 1, 2022. The company is considered the undisputed leader in debt financing and acquisitions, where it pursues high-end activities. He represents private equity firms, lenders and uses the global platform to support clients internationally.

Ashurst is proud to announce that the firm has received two awards at the Legalcommunity Finance Awards 2022, which will take place in Milan on March 3. Mario Lisanti, Partner and Head of the Italian Banking Team, was named Leveraged Finance Lawyer of the Year, noting that “through its efforts over the past 12 months, the Italian banking team has strengthened the relationship with its clients while advising on several blue-chip transactions, including a number of leveraged financing transactions with Italian targets.” The ninth edition of the Legalcommunity Finance Awards 2022 took place on 3 March 2022 at the Melià Milano. The ceremony was an opportunity to celebrate the excellence of the legal market in Banking & Finance.