FRANCESCO MONETA

Vice President, Lazard

Francesco Moneta joined Lazard Italy in 2006.
At first, he focused on Capital Market and M&A transactions, both domestic and cross-borders, mainly focusing on the luxury, automotive, TMT and industrial sectors for corporates and Private Equity clients.
Since 2010, Francesco has been part of the Capital Structure Advisory & Restructuring Group where he completed various restructuring and distressed M&A transactions.
During the last few years, Francesco has focused on the shipping market working on high-profile transactions for an aggregate amount of almost $3 billion, providing advices with regards to: assessment of business plan from a financial standpoint, restructuring of shipping and corporate loans, restructuring of IRS contracts, covenants’ reset, recapitalization, debt-for-equity swap, corporate reorganisation and renegotiation of out of the money timecharter and bareboat contracts.
Francesco holds a degree in Economics and Social Sciences (DES) from the Bocconi University.