Italy: Banca Leonardo Inks €2 billion Credit Deal

The Milan-based bank signed new credit facilities with a pool of international banks. These facilities, together with cash in hand and existing credit lines, result in a total liquidity for Leonardo of over €5 billion.

Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Banca Leonardo, commented: “The new credit facilities represent further confirmation of Leonardo's commitment to pursuing a disciplined financial strategy even in an exceptional period. Through this, we are further strengthening the Group's liquidity and providing additional financial flexibility in the changed economic environment caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.”

The facilities were oversubscribed, confirming the strength of Leonardo’s credit profile in the financial markets. The pool is composed of the following banks:

Mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners: Banca IMI (Intesa Sanpaolo Group), BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, UniCredit

Lead arranger: Banco BPM

Co-arrangers: UBI Banca, HSBC, NatWest, Société Générale

Crédit Agricole CIB and UniCredit assumed the roles of coordinator and documentation bank. Banca IMI (Intesa Sanpaolo Group) and BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas will assume the roles of agent bank.

Linklaters and Clifford Chance acted as legal advisors respectively to the banks and to Leonardo. Andrea Arosio is the banking partner for Linklaters while Clifford Chance’s partner Giuseppe De Palma represented Leonardo.