Weil, Gotshal & Manges advise Pirelli on e 500m bond offering

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES ADVISE PIRELLI ON E 500M BOND OFFERING Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the international law firm, has advised Pirelli S.p.A. and Pirelli Finance (Luxembourg) S.A. on the issuance of 500,000,000 6.5% notes due 2007 by Pirelli Finance which are guaranteed by Pirelli S.p.A. Akiko Mikumo, Head of International Corporate Finance at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, commented: "This is the first European capital markets transaction we have done for Pirelli, a client we have historically represented in M&A, litigation and IP matters, both in London and US. Our ability to service clients such as Pirelli from multiple locations with a dedicated team of lawyers is proving to be a winning formula for multinational corporate clients who wish to access both the US and European M&A and capital markets." The joint lead managers are BNP Paribas, Mediobanca S.p.A., and Schroder Salomon Smith Barney. The Weil Gotshal team advising Pirelli also included associate Danielle Do. Linklaters and Alliance advised the lead managers. ENDS For further information please contact: Akiko Mikumo, Weil, Gotshal & Manges 020 7903 1168 Catherine Knock, PR Manager, Weil,Gotshal & Manges 020 7903 1035 NOTE TO EDITORS International Law Firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges is an international law firm of approximately 950 lawyers including over 260 partners. Weil Gotshal is headquartered in New York, with offices in Brussels, Budapest, Dallas, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Miami, Prague, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Warsaw and Washington, D.C. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/04/04/20020404BIT00940/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/04/04/20020404BIT00940/wkr0002.pdf