Latham Advises on La Doria’s €675 Million High Yield Bond Issuance

Latham & Watkins has advised the pool of banks led by Deutsche Bank and composed of IMI — Intesa Sanpaolo, BNP PARIBAS, Crédit Agricole CIB, UniCredit, Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan, and UBS Investment Bank, in the issuance of €675 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2030 by La Doria S.p.A., a leading European supplier of Italian shelf-stable private label products, including, amongst others, tomatoes, ready-to-use sauces, and canned pulses.

The Latham team was led by Milan corporate partner Jeff Lawlis and associate Chiara Coppotelli, with associate Caroline Koller for US capital markets matters. Advice was also provided on Italian finance matters by Milan partner Marcello Bragliani, with counsel Erika Brini Raimondi and associate Maria Cristina Grechi with assistance from Giulia La Mantia; on English finance matters by London partner Jonathan Brownson, with associates Ajay Agarwal and Simba Gonondo; on Italian capital markets matters by associates Marco Bonasso and Lorenzo Rovelli; on regulatory matters by Milan partner Cesare Milani and associate Irene Terenghi; and on tax matters by New York partner Jocelyn Noll and associate James Aldred.