Latham & Watkins Advises on €540 Million New High Yield Bond Issuance by Duomo Bidco S.P.A, Holding Company of KIKO Milano

Latham & Watkins has advised Duomo Bidco S.p.A in its new issuance of €540 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2032. Duomo Bidco S.p.A is the holding company of KIKO Milano, a leading Italian beauty brand with a global footprint and a portfolio company of L Catterton, one of the largest global consumer-focused private equity groups.

The Latham team was led by Milan corporate partners Jeff Lawlis and Paolo Bernasconi, with associates Chiara Coppotelli and Ruggero Barelli on US capital markets matters. Advice was also provided on Italian finance matters by Milan partners Marcello Bragliani and Alessia De Coppi and counsel Erika Brini Raimondi, with associates Francesca Parisini and Lorenzo Suzzi; on English finance matters by London partner Hendrik Smit, with associates Patrick McDonald and Lilia Vasiliev; on Italian capital markets matters by associates Marco Bonasso and Lorenzo Rovelli; on regulatory matters by Milan partner Cesare Milani and associates Edoardo Cassinelli and Irene Terenghi; and on tax matters by New York partners Jocelyn Noll and Rene de Vera and associate Allison Esquen-Roca.