Investment Banking

Investment Banking supports companies in complex financial transactions, such as access to capital markets, securitisation and financial risk management. Investment banks offer strategic consulting for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising, and financial risk management tools, helping companies to grow and structure tailored market transactions.

An Investment Bankingis a key partner for companies wishing to expand through financial market transactions. Unlike traditional banks, investment banks provide consulting and specialised solutions for the issuing of shares or bonds, access to capital markets and the management of extraordinary transactions. Investment banks play a fundamental role in risk management and in optimising companies' financial structure.

illimity offers a complete range of investment banking services to help companies obtain capital, manage financial risk and optimise their structure. The main services available are:

In the context of Capital Markets, illimity supports Small and Mid-Cap companies in their growth path, both organic and non-organic. We offer customised financial solutions to optimise the capital structure and support companies with listing on the stock exchange.

As Global Coordinator, we assist companies in every phase of the listing process, ensuring optimal management of the transaction. In addition, as Euronext Growth Advisor, we support companies wishing to be listed on the Euronext Growth Milan market, providing strategic and operational consulting to ensure the success of the transaction.

Securitisation is an advanced structured finance tool that illimity uses to help companies diversify their loan sources, improve their financial position and optimise capital use. We act as Arranger and Lead Manager for the structuring and placement of securitisation transactions, basket bonds, basket loans and other forms of alternative debt. This service allows companies to access new sources of liquidity, while improving their long-term loan capacity. Thanks to our high level of specialisation, we are able to help companies reduce risk and improve capital management, thus contributing to the achievement of the company's strategic objectives.

In the Financial Markets sector, illimity helps to invest in the primary and secondary markets of corporate bonds and alternative debt. This service is designed to support companies in their current activities and future growth plans, with rapid execution and extremely competitive market access times. Thanks to the synergies with the Corporate Banking area and the Specialised Credit and b-ilty divisions, we are able to provide companies with a wide range of hedging instruments. These instruments allow companies to manage and mitigate the financial risks related to their daily operations, such as fluctuations in interest rates, exchange rates or commodity prices.