Marco Zacchino

Associate, London

Biography

Overview

Marco Zacchino is an associate in the Firm's Debt Finance Practice in London. Marco has experience advising financial institutions, private equity sponsors and corporate borrowers in relation to a wide range of finance transactions, including cross-border acquisition finance, restructurings and general bank lending.

Bars and Courts
South Africa
Education
Master degree in Banking and Financial Law
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Bachelor of Laws
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Bachelor of Arts
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Languages
English
Italian
Afrikaans

Experience

Representative transactions and experience prior to joining White & Case include:

TES Global, 2023
Representation of the existing lenders to TES Global on the bolt-on acquisitions of Teach Starter and The Safeguarding Company.

A leading medical and services provider, 2021
Representation of a specialist European direct lender to support an approximately £55 million acquisition of leading medical and services provider.

A leading European cloud telecommunications provider, 2021
Representation of an asset management company on a multi-jurisdictional transaction to provide €29 million senior loan facilities to a leading European cloud telecommunications provider.

Garanti BBVA, 2020
Representation of Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of America as arrangers of an ESG-linked syndicated loan facility for Türkiye's Garanti BBVA. This was the first such ESG-linked loan in Türkiye and is believed to be the first in the world to be made available to a bank.

An international logistics provider, 2020
Representation of two international banks as arrangers on a €350 million revolving credit facility for an international logistics provider.

Multinational clients, 2019
Representation of a South African bank on a ZAR65 million preference share transaction involving a special purpose vehicle owned by a leading international insurance company.