Luigi de Angelis

Digital Infrastructure

• Representing the structuring advisor and the bookrunners in the inaugural $1.14 billion securitization of the communication system assets of Firstlight Fiber.
• Representing the structuring advisor and the bookrunners in the inaugural $880 million fiber-to-the-premises securitization of Ezee Fiber.
• Representing the structuring advisor and the bookrunners in the inaugural $1.657 billion enterprise fiber securitization of Lightpath Fiber Issuer LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Optimum Communications.
• Representing the structuring advisor and the bookrunners in the inaugural $960 million fiber-to-the-home securitization of Kinetic ABS Issuer LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Uniti Group Inc.
• Representing the placement agent in the $459 million fiber-to-the-home securitization of Metro Communications.
• Representing the structuring advisor and the bookrunners in the inaugural $589 million enterprise fiber securitization of Uniti Group Inc.

Music and Media Royalties

• Representing a group of investors in the purchase of $500 million of notes issued backed by a securitized portfolio of music royalties of HarbourView Equity Partners.
• Representing a group of investors in the purchase of $267 million of notes backed by a securitized portfolio of music royalties of Seeker Music Group.
• Representing a group of investors in the purchase of $464 million of notes backed by a securitized portfolio of music royalties of Litmus Music.
• Representing a group of investors in the purchase of $205 million of notes backed by a securitized portfolio of music royalties of Duetti Music.

Whole Business Securitizations

• Representing the structuring advisor and the bookrunners in the $461 million whole-business securitization of AB Issuer LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Authority Brands.
• Representing the structuring advisor and sole bookrunner in the $340.7 million whole-business securitization of ME Funding LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Massage Envy.
• Representing the structuring advisor and sole bookrunner in the $435 million whole-business securitization of Qdoba Funding LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Qdoba Corporation.
• Representing the structuring advisor and the bookrunners in the $450 million whole-business securitization of Wendy's Funding LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the The Wendy's Company.
• Representing the structuring advisor and the bookrunners in the $450 million whole-business securitization of Taco Bell Funding LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Yum! Brands.
• Representing the structuring advisor and sole bookrunner in the $680 million whole-business securitization of Servpro Master Issuer LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Servpro.
• Representing the structuring advisor and the bookrunners in the $450 million whole-business securitization of NBC Funding LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Nothing Bundt Cakes.
• Representing the structuring advisor and the bookrunners in the $500 million whole-business securitization of Wingstop Funding LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Wingstop Inc.

Other Asset Classes

• Representing a group of investors in the purchase of asset-backed notes issued by an indirect subsidiary of Oxford Finance and backed by a portfolio of healthcare venture capital loans.
• Representing the structuring agent and sole bookrunner in the first-of-its-kind securitization of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address blocks of Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

Luigi has extensive experience representing financial institutions, underwriters, investors, sponsors and borrowers in a wide range of structured finance transactions with a particular focus on complex securitizations of digital infrastructure, music and media royalties, whole business and first-of-their kind asset classes.

Prior to joining King & Spalding, Luigi worked as an associate in the Alternative Investment practice of a US law firm in New York, focusing on CLOs and complex securitizations transactions and in the Structured Finance practices of two Italian law firms, focusing on bespoke structured finance transactions involving the sale and acquisition of portfolios of non-performing financial assets.

Chambers USA ranks Luigi as an "Associate to Watch" in Capital Markets: Securitizations: ABS.

Luigi graduated from the University of RomaTre (Italy) and is qualified as an attorney in Italy. He also obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Corporations from New York University School of Law before being admitted to the New York Bar.