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Luigi L. De Ghenghi
Partner

Mr. De Ghenghi is a member of our Financial Institutions Group. His practice focuses on bank regulatory advice, and M&A and capital markets transactions (including Tier 1 capital securities offerings) for U.S. and non-U.S. banks and other financial institutions. He is also experienced in advising banks and other financial institutions on corporate governance and compliance matters, bank insolvency issues, government investigations and enforcement actions, cross-border collateral transactions, and clearance and settlement systems.

Mr. De Ghenghi has advised a number of financial institutions on capital-raising transactions ranging from Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital securities offerings to initial public offerings, including:

  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China on its $15.3 billion international initial public offering in 2006
  • China Merchants Bank on its $2.4 billion international initial public offering in 2006
  • The underwriters on China Construction Bank’s $9.2 billion initial global equity offering in 2005

He has also advised financial institutions and private equity funds in M&A transactions and investment in banks and other financial institutions, including the €65 billion merger between Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI in 2007.

From 1995 to 2001, Mr. De Ghenghi worked for J.P. Morgan in Brussels and London, where he became a managing director, head of the legal department for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and member of the European Management Committee.

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Bar Admissions
  • State of New York
Education
  • B.A., McGill University, 1980
    • with great distinction
  • B.A. in Law, University of Oxford, 1982
  • J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1985
    • cum laude
Languages
  • French
  • Italian

Work Highlights

Financial Crisis-related Representations

  • Morgan Stanley on the bank regulatory, compliance and corporate issues related to its conversion into a bank holding company, including approvals from the Federal Reserve Board for non-controlling investments in banks and other financial institutions
  • Morgan Stanley on its loan marketing joint venture with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
  • Freddie Mac on the U.S. government’s conservatorship and financial assistance package
  • Morgan Stanley on the bank regulatory, compliance and corporate issues related to its conversion into a bank holding company, as well as issuances of FDIC-guaranteed debt 
  • Lloyds Banking Group on U.S. bank regulatory matters relating to its acquisition of HBOS and Her Majesty’s Government’s investment in Lloyds Banking Group

Capital Markets Transactions

  • E*TRADE on its $550 million SEC-registered common equity offering and $1.7 billion debt restructuring
  • The underwriters in Whitney Holding Corporation’s $218 million SEC-registered common equity offering
  • The underwriters in MB Financial’s $191 million SEC-registered common equity offering in connection with its FDIC-assisted acquisition of the deposits and certain assets of Corus Bank, N.A.
  • The sole underwriter in East West Bancorp’s $80 million SEC-registered common equity offering
  • The underwriters in U.S. Central Federal Credit Union’s $4 billion offering of senior notes guaranteed by the National Credit Union Administration under its Temporary Corporate Credit Union Liquidity Guarantee Program
  • Morgan Stanley on its $5.75 billion SEC-registered offering of FDIC-guaranteed debt
  • The underwriters on Washington Mutual’s $3 billion SEC-registered offering of non-cumulative perpetual preferred shares convertible into common stock
  • The underwriters on Indy Mac Bank, F.S.B.’s $500 billion Rule 144/Regulation S offering of perpetual non-cumulative preferred stock
  • Huntington Bancshares Incorporated on a $250 million SEC-registered offering of trust preferred securities
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China on its $15.3 billion international initial public offering
  • China Merchants Bank on its $2.4 billion international initial public offering
  • The underwriters on Saras S.p.A.’s €2.1 billion initial public offering
  • The underwriters on China Construction Bank’s $9.2 billion initial global equity offering

M&A Transactions

  • FBR Capital Markets as financial adviser and placement agent for State Bank & Trust on its $300 million capital raising and FDIC-assisted acquisition of Security Bank
  • Deutsche Bank Securities as financial adviser to East West Bancorp in its FDIC-assisted acquisition of United Commercial Bank
  • Lloyds Banking Group on U.S. bank regulatory matters relating to its acquisition of HBOS and Her Majesty’s Government’s investment in Lloyds Banking Group
  • Ayala Corporation on its $290 million tender offer, together with Providence Equity Partners, for eTelecare Global Solutions
  • TPG-Axon on its acquisition of non-voting, mandatory convertible non-cumulative preferred stock from Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
  • Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI on the U.S. bank regulatory matters, and Sanpaolo IMI on all other matters, relating to the €65 billion merger between Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI
  • Telecom Italia on its €20 billion tender offer for, and merger with, TIM
  • Sanpaolo IMI on the €679 million spinoff of Fideuram Vita from Banca Fideuram to Sanpaolo IMI
Recognition
Mr. De Ghenghi is listed as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Professional History
  • Partner, 2006-present
  • Counsel, Davis Polk, London office, 2001-2006
  • Managing Director, J.P. Morgan (Brussels and London), 1995-2001
  • Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, 1990-1995
  • Associate, Davis Polk, 1985-1989
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