"Signal Eurofund Secures Financing for Revitalization of Parma Promenade Shopping Center"

Simmons & Simmons, A&O Shearman, Bird & Bird, and Evergreen participated in the transaction, assisting various parties involved. Simmons & Simmons advised the sponsors, while A&O Shearman assisted the lender, Nuveen European Real Estate Debt Fund IV. Bird & Bird handled the real estate and regulatory due diligence, and Evergreen supported Eurofund Group in asset management contractual matters. The transaction involved Signal Eurofund Retail Holdco I, a joint venture between Signal Capital Partners Limited and Eurofund Group, securing financing through a real estate securitization structure for the repositioning and enhancement of the Parma Promenade shopping center in Parma. The financing was provided by a real estate credit fund managed by Nuveen Real Estate. The Simmons & Simmons team included partner Simone Lucatello, counsel Ugo Malvagna, supervising associate Marcello Rivoir, and trainees Francesco Bertolin and Sebastiano Belfi for legal and financial structuring and review of securitization contracts. Partner Emanuela Molinaro, counsel Christian Turotti, and associate Francesca Giammarino handled corporate and real estate structuring and contract documentation. Tax structuring and contract review were managed by partner Marco Palanca, supervising associate Luca Bocchetti, and associate Giulia Ricigliano. The A&O Shearman team, acting as drafting counsel for the financing transaction, was led by partners Pietro Scarfone and Pietro Bellone, with senior associates Marco Mazzola and Fabio Gregoris, associate Aldo Brombin Tuzzato, and trainee Anna Zanolli focusing on finance aspects. Partner Andrea De Pieri, senior associates Roberta Errico and Flavia Guancioli, associates Olimpia Salsiera and Francesco Pio Falcone, trainee Valentina Masucci, and legal interns Eleonora Lisanti and Elisa Goetz worked on real estate and administrative law matters. Counsel Elia Ferdinando Clarizia and associate Doris Ceoromila provided tax-related assistance. Bird & Bird's team, responsible for real estate and regulatory due diligence, consisted of partner Antonella Ceschi and associate Antonio Castorina. Evergreen's team, led by partner Ignacio Freire, assisted Eurofund Group with asset management contractual matters.

"Signal Eurofund Secures Financing for Revitalization of Parma Promenade Shopping Center"

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