Giacomo  Reali

Giacomo Reali

Partner, US Leveraged Finance, London

I have extensive experience advising on cross-border leveraged finance transactions, with a particular focus on high-yield bond offerings and acquisition financings. I always aim to offer clients commercial, pragmatic and technically sound advice, while developing collaborative relationships with all other parties involved.

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Overview

Giacomo Reali is a U.S. finance partner and focuses on complex leveraged finance transactions. 

Giacomo has extensive experience representing financial institutions, private equity sponsors, asset managers and corporates in cross-border financing transactions, including high-yield bond offerings, acquisition and bridge financings, private placements and liability management transactions. 

Giacomo also has a particular expertise in preferred equity and distressed financings.

Work Highlights

Over the course of his career, Giacomo has worked on several market-leading transactions, including advising on the financings for Altice International, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Block Communications, Cabot Financial, Cerba, CMA CGM, CMC-Ravenna, Colfax, Consolidated Minerals, EnQuest, European Investment Bank, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Global Closure Systems, Harbour Energy, HudBay Minerals, Impax Laboratories, Klöckner Pentaplast, Labco, Limacorporate, Picard Surgelés, Pro-Gest, Scientific Games, Signature Aviation, SISAL, TeamSystem, Tekni-Plex, Virgin Media, and WillScot-Mobile Mini.

Professional experience

In 2020, Giacomo was seconded to J.P. Morgan’s capital markets desk (High Yield and Leveraged Loans) in London. 

Education and qualifications

Giacomo holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, where he was awarded the Joseph H. Beale Prize. Giacomo also studied law at the University of Rome III, where he graduated with high honors. 

Giacomo speaks Italian, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German.