A partner in the Finance Group, Marco Bagnato represents leading private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in complex leveraged buy-out transactions, infrastructure financings, take private transactions, acquisition financings and hybrid capital solutions, including preferred equity. He has experience advising clients across all levels of the capital structure and in multiple jurisdictions.
Marco’s key private equity clients include Bain Capital, Stonepeak, KPS Capital Partners, BC Partners, Apollo and H.I.G. Capital, among others.
Marco’s representative matters include advising:
- Keurig Dr Pepper on its €15.7 billion ($18.4 billion) all-cash acquisition of leading global coffee company JDE Peet’s
- Bain Capital
- on the financing of its €7.4 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Germany-based Everllence, a leading global developer and manufacturer of marine and power engines and turbomachinery, from Volkswagen AG
- on the financing aspects of its acquisition of a controlling stake in Namirial, a leading provider of digital transaction management software solutions, from Italian private equity firm Ambienta and its portfolio company, ITP Aero, on a €1.5 billion refinancing of its existing term loan B and revolving credit facility
- and its portfolio company SO.MA.CI.S S.p.A. on the finance aspects of its acquisition of the company, including an offering of €550 million of high-yield bonds, and the subsequent issuances and private placements of €100 million and €110 million of senior secured floating rate notes to certain institutional investors
- on the c. €1.7 billion acquisition of ITP Aero from Rolls-Royce
- on the multi-billion-euro financing for its acquisition of a majority stake in European recruitment specialist House of HR and the subsequent €150 million term loan B (TLB) add-on to its existing €1.02 billion TLB financing facility
- and BC Partners, and their portfolio company Fedrigoni, on its €655 million high-yield bond offering and the issuance of €430 million of senior secured notes and €300 million of senior HoldCo pay-if-you-can toggle notes
- and BC Partners in the €3 billion acquisition and financing for Fedrigoni;
- as part of a consortium, on the financing for their investment in Italian Serie A football club Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio S.p.A.
- and its consortium partners on the €2.1 billion proposed public takeover of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj
- on the €955.3 million public takeover offer for Caverion Corporation
- on the entry into a strategic partnership with Beat Capital Partners Ltd
- and NB Renaissance Partners, and their portfolio company Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A., on the €605 million high-yield bond financing for the acquisition of the company, its issuance of €650 million of fixed and floating-rate high-yield bonds and €100 million of additional senior secured notes, and the €385 million high-yield bond offering financing Engineering’s acquisition of Be Shaping the Future S.p.A.
- Stonepeak
- and Energy Equation Partners on the acquisition of Anwim S.A., Poland’s largest independent fuel marketer and owner of the MOYA station network
- on the acquisition of a majority controlling stake in Castrol, a global leader in automative, commercial and industrial lubifricants, from BP p.l.c., valuing Castrol at approximately $10.1 billion
- on the financing aspects of its investment in IFCO, a leading global provider of reusable packaging solutions for fresh foods, from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
- on the financing aspects its investment with Energy Equation Partners, for the €2.5 billion investment in JET the financing for its acquisition of Forgital Group from global investment firm Carlyle, including an offering of $825 million of high-yield bonds
- KPS Capital Partners
- on its all-cash acquisition of a controlling stake in France-based Novacel, a leading global manufacturer of surface protection solutions
- on its carve-out acquisition of INEOS Composites from INEOS Enterprises Holdings II Ltd for an estimated consideration of €1.7 billion
- on the financing aspects of its €3.5 billion acquisition of Innomotics GmbH from Siemens AG
- BC Partners
- and its portfolio company United Group on its €1.7 billion refinancing, which included fixed and floating rate senior secured notes and senior holdco pay-if-you-can PIK notes
- and its portfolio company United Group on the financing for its acquisition of Wind Hellas, including an offering of €980 million of fixed and floating rate high-yield bonds
- and its portfolio company United Group on the financing aspects of the sale of SBB doo Belgrade to e& PPF Telecom Group and Eon TV International Ltd to Telekom Srbija a.d. Beograd, for a combined enterprise value of €1.5 billion
- and its portfolio company United Group on multiple high-yield bond offerings, including offerings of €750 million, €400 million (including 6.25% senior secured notes due 2032) and €300 million of senior secured notes
- and portfolio company United Group on the financing aspects of United’s £1 billion acquisition of Vivacom, and on United’s definitive agreement to acquire Tele2 Croatia
- on its acquisition of a majority stake in United Group, a leading media and communication services provider across Southeast Europe, from KKR
- on the euro financing to acquire a majority stake in Havea, the French leader in natural healthcare with a major presence in the European market, from 3i
- and Davies Group on the strategic acquisition of Asta and the acquisition of Sionic Group from Livingbridge and management
- on the sale of UK-based mental healthcare provider Elysium Healthcare to Ramsay Health Care
- and CPP Investments on the financing for the acquisition of global MedTech platform CeramTec
- on the sale of European pharmaceutical company Pharmathen to Partners Group
- on the acquisition of a significant stake in Valtech
- on the financing aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in Davies
- on its investment in Advanced, a provider of business software solutions
- on the financing aspects of its £700 million acquisition of VetPartners from Ares Management and August Equity
- H.I.G. Capital
- and its portfolio company, Avanta Salud, on the acquisition of Vitaly Group, one of the leading occupational health and safety services providers in the Iberian peninsula
- on the strategic investment in Avanta Salud Integral, a leading occupational health and safety services provider in Spain, from MCH Private Equity Investment
- Investindustrial
- in relation to its portfolio company La Doria S.p.A., the issuance of €675 million of senior secured floating rate notes due 2030 and the upsize and extension of its existing revolving credit facility
- in relation to its portfolio company Sammontana Italia S.p.A., on its issuance of €125 million in senior secured floating rate notes and a €30 million upsize of its existing revolving credit facility
- its acquisition, alongside the Bagnoli Family, of Forno d’Asolo, an Italy-based frozen bakery products manufacturer and distributor, from BC Partners, with a transaction value of €1.1 billion
- its $3.2 billion business combination with Ermenegildo Zegna Group
- its acquisition of Guala Closures, an Italy-based food & beverage packaging company
- in the financing aspects of its investment in Fassi Group, an Italy-based engineering group and manufacturer of lifting equipment
- on the financing aspects of its €812 million acquisition of a majority stake in PiovanGroup, an Italy-based manufacturing and industrials company, via public offer
- on the €225 million refinancing of its portfolio company Eataly, an Italy-based gourmet market, consisting of a €50 million term loan, a $110 million term loan and an €85 million revolving credit facility
- KKR on the $1.6 billion acquisition of CIRCOR International, Inc.
- Apollo Global Management and its portfolio company Reno De Medici S.p.A. in connection with the offering of €600 million of sustainability-linked floating rates senior secured notes and its entry into a new revolving credit facility
- L-Catterton on its agreement to acquire a majority stake in Birkenstock Group, including in connection with $1.2 billion term loan B and the offering of €430 million of senior secured notes
- Oakley Capital
- on the financing aspects of its investment in Steer Automotive Group
- and IU Group NV on IU Group’s refinancing
- on the acquisition of a majority stake in TechInsights, alongside CVC Growth
- on its investment in ICP Education, a leading independent group of UK nurseries
- Warburg Pincus
- on the acquisition of Minesoft, a leading patent search provider
- on the acquisition of Pharma Intelligence, a leading provider of specialist intelligence, data and software for clinical trials
- and its portfolio company, Fortius, on the acquisition of Once for All, the leader in the French market for compliance in construction and related sectors
- Thomas H. Lee Partners and its portfolio company AutoStore on its $12.4 billion IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange
- PAI Partners
- and its portfolio company Albéa Beauty Holdings Sarl on the successful amendment, extension and refinancing of Albéa’s existing facilities
- on Leather 2 S.p.A.’s €340 million senior secured floating rate notes offering and entry into a new super senior revolving facility to finance the acquisition of Conceria Pasubio S.p.A.
- EQT
- and its consortium partners on the £4.5 billion recommended cash offer for the entire ordinary share capital of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
- on the sale of Anticimex, valuing the company at €7.7 billion
- EQT Infrastructure and Covanta on the carve-out of Covanta’s European operations to create a standalone waste-to-energy platform
- Strategic Value Partners and its portfolio company Klöckner Pentaplast on its €1.9 billion refinancing, which included senior secured notes, senior unsecured notes and a term loan with ESG-linked ratchet
- A private equity consortium on the $510 million acquisition of DuPont’s Clean Technologies business
- GTCR and Corza Health on the acquisition of TachoSil® Fibrin Sealant Patch from Taked Pharmaceutical Company Limited
- PizzaExpress on its successful refinancing, including a €400 million bond offerings and entry into a new super senior revolving credit facility
- SoftBank Investment Advisers (UK) on various matters in connection with the Vision Fund
