Giacomo Reali

Giacomo Reali is a US-qualified partner who focuses on high yield bonds and leveraged finance transactions across Europe. 

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

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

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, Tereos, Virgin Media, and WillScot-Mobile Mini.

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

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.