Intesa Sanpaolo strengthens US role with transactions worth $50bn in 3 years

January–August 2025: global project finance volumes exceeded €200 billion; IMI CIB took part in over €30 billion (around ~15% of global volumes).

2018–2024: US project finance volumes grew ~20% per year; IMI CIB’s activity rose nearly 34% per year.

IMI’s US Structured Finance team has been strengthened to deepen client relationships and reinforce the Division’s position.

• AT&T (2005): Joint Lead Manager and Active Bookrunner on a three-tranche bond issuance totaling €2.75 billion.
• Bighorn Project (2024): Participation in a $3.4 billion financing for a 300 MW hyperscale data centre in Reno, Nevada.
• Cider Project (2024): Structured and partially underwrote, with international banks, a $870 million long-term loan for Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company to acquire, build and operate New York State’s largest solar PV park.
• SunZia (2023): Structured and partially underwrote a $8.8 billion green credit facility for the largest green energy infrastructure in the US, transmitting clean power from New Mexico to Arizona and California.
• CEMEX SAB de CV (2023): IMI Securities among five active bookrunners in a $1 billion hybrid green bond — the company’s first of its kind.
• JFK New Terminal One (2022): Organized and underwrote, alongside a pool of banks, a $6.63 billion financing for Phase A of New York’s New Terminal One, the largest airport infrastructure investment in the US.
  
  

IMI CIB operates in the Americas through an integrated presence centered on its New York branch, which employs over 200 professionals and serves as the Division’s operational hub.

In the Americas, the IMI CIB Division supports:

• over 150 global corporate groups (including US Fortune 500 and leading Latin American companies)
• around 50 major financial institutions (banks, insurers, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and infrastructure funds)
• over 600 entities linked to Italian companies (US subsidiaries of Italian corporate groups).

Intesa Sanpaolo IMI Securities Corp. (ISP IMI Securities), registered with the SEC, FINRA, and NYSE, employs over 55 professionals and connects US investors with European financial assets, strengthening ties between Italian corporates and US investors.

Thanks to its well-established presence and ongoing commitment, Intesa Sanpaolo continues to strengthen its position as a strategic bridge between Europe and the United States, supporting growth-oriented investments.