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Matteo Bazzani focuses on commercial law and restructuring and insolvency. He assists companies, investors and creditors, both Italian and foreign, in debt restructurings, turnarounds and insolvency proceedings, including in situations of cross-border insolvency, in debtor-in-possession financing and in issues related to trade credit insurance. He has also garnered significant experience in extraordinary transactions, assisting sellers and buyers in the purchase and sale of businesses especially in the context of distressed M&A transactions. In this respect, he advises investment and restructuring funds and other investors in so-called special situations, supporting them in seizing investment and/or financing, including through the implementation of loan-to-own strategies. He has consolidated experience in corporate and insolvency litigation and arbitration, including with reference to liability actions against corporate bodies and auditing firms. Prior to joining TARGET, he was partner and head of the restructuring practice of Carnelutti Law Firm and afterwards partner in another Italian well-known law firm. He started his professional career in Mazzoni e Associati. EDUCATION Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Ph.D. in domestic and international commercial law, 2008 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, law degree, cum laude, 2003 MEMBERSHIP Italian Bar (Milan, Italy), 2007 Admitted to practice before the Italian High Courts, 2020 List of experts at the Chamber of Commerce of Milan Monza Brianza and Lodi for negotiated composition of the corporate crisis, 2022 PRACTICES Debt restructuring and insolvency procedures Mergers and acquisitions - Distressed M&A Trade credit insurance Corporate and insolvency litigation Arbitration