Francesco Guelfi
Partner
Milan
Francesco Guelfi
Partner
Milan
Contact Details
Francesco has over 25 years’ experience advising Italian and international financial institutions, large multinationals and institutional investors on a wide range of tax, regulatory and accounting matters. He focuses on banking and capital markets transactions, including syndicated loans, acquisition finance, real estate finance, project finance and project bonds, securitisations, hybrid instruments, structured finance transactions and derivatives.
Francesco also has extensive experience in international tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and reorganisations and in the relevant accounting issues under both Italian GAAP and IAS/IFRS. Francesco is a qualified lawyer, certified public accountant and registered auditor.
“Clients underline his very pragmatic approach combined with strong experience.” Chambers Europe 2019 (Tax: Italy)
“He is extremely clever but also straight-talking, and he gets to the nub of complex tax questions effortlessly.” Chambers Europe 2018 (Tax: Italy)
Qualifications
Professional
Dottore commercialista (tax counsel - CPA), Italy, 1994
Revisore (auditor), Italy, 1994
Admitted as Avvocato (Lawyer), Italy 2016
Academic
Degree in economics and finance, Bocconi University, Milan, 1994
JD, State University, Parma, 2013
News & insights
News: 06 MAY 2021
Allen & Overy in the first EUR 4.7bn consumer loan securitisation of Deutsche Bank S.p.A.
Allen & Overy has provided assistance in relation to a securitisation of consumer loans originated by Deutsche Bank S.p.A. for a value of approximately EUR 4.7 billion.
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Publications: 08 MARCH 2021
Italian tax treatment of real estate securitisation transactions
New ruling by the Italian tax authorities on favourable tax regime applicable to real estate securitization transactions.
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Publications: 24 NOVEMBER 2020
New proposed rules on dividends and capital gains for funds investing into Italy
The amendment is included in a first draft of the Italian Budget Law for 2021 to be discussed by the Italian Parliament during the next month.
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Publications: 08 JULY 2020
The Liquidity Decree was converted into law, with amendments, by Law No. 40 of 5 June 2020 which came into force on 7 June 2020. The Liquidity decree introduced significant new measures, some of which…
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Qualifications
Professional
Dottore commercialista (tax counsel - CPA), Italy, 1994
Revisore (auditor), Italy, 1994
Admitted as Avvocato (Lawyer), Italy 2016
Academic
Degree in economics and finance, Bocconi University, Milan, 1994
JD, State University, Parma, 2013
Published work
- Francesco regularly contributes to several publications on various aspects of tax, regulatory and accounting matters
