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Substitute tax regime court decision puts some bridge financing structures at risk

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Italy
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  • November 24 2009

It is quite common in the Italian market to structure leveraged buy-out transactions andor real estate finance transactions with a bridge loan and later refinance the bridge facility with a secured long-term facility agreement

Italian regulatory provisions applicable to financial intermediaries

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Italy
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  • April 24 2009

By means of Decree No. 29, dated 17 February 2009, on financial intermediaries (Decree 29), the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has consolidated in a single piece of legislation the content of several decrees, which have been repealed

Italian law on savings

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Italy
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  • January 31 2007

A number of changes to Italy’s banking and financial law will enter into force on 25 January 2007

How to apply for 'Tremonti bonds'

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Italy
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  • March 27 2009

As part of certain anti-crisis measures, hybrid instruments to be subscribed by the state, up to 31 December 2009, that are aimed at increasing the tier one capital ratio of the Italian listed banks - the so-called 'Tremonti bonds' - have been provided for by the Italian Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) in its 25 February decree, published in the Official Gazette No. 55 of 7 March 2009, implementing article 12 of Legislative Decree No. 185 of 29 November 2008

New usury rates and business opportunities for banks

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Italy
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  • July 27 2010

In August 2009, the Bank of Italy issued new instructions on the determination of the global average rate (TEG) under the usury law

Recent changes in the calculation of the usury rate

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Italy
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  • July 6 2011

The new Law Decree No. 70 of 13 May 2011, published in the Official Gazette No. 110 dated 13 May 2011 and related to "First urgent measures on the economy" (the Decreto Sviluppo), has amended the maximum cap for determining the "usury rate" and the formula used to calculate the "usury rate"

Proposed changes to the taxation of financial instruments in italy

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Italy
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  • September 7 2011

The Italian government has proposed changing the tax treatment of income arising on various financial instruments, including, inter alia, interest, dividends, income from UCITS, capital gains and derivative income

Capital Requirements Directive and bankers’ bonuses

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Italy
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  • October 8 2010

Law No. 962010 was published on 4 June 2010 and came into force on 25 June 2010