Jeffrey H. Lawlis

Jeff’s representative experience includes advising:

• Telecom Italia S.p.A. in connection with an exchange offer of €5.537 billion (equivalent) of Notes to be automatically exchanged for notes of the bidco formed by KKR to acquire Telecom Italia's network business
• Various financing providers, including Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, in connection with the debt and equity capital markets transactions for Intralot S.A.’s acquisition of the interactive gaming business of Bally's Corporation
• Bending Spoons S.p.A. in connection with various financings
• Flos B&B Italia S.p.A. (a Carlyle and Investindustrial portfolio company) in connection with the acquisition and combination of Flos, B&B Italia, and Louis Poulsen through an issuance of Senior Secured Notes and subsequent offerings
• Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan in connection with ION Platform’s US$10 billion (equivalent) liability management and exchange offers for outstanding notes of ION Analytics, ION Corporates, and ION Markets in connection with those businesses
• Goldman Sachs in connection with an offering by Maxam Prill S.à r.l.(a Rhône Capital portfolio company) of Senior Secured Notes
• Fire (BC) S.p.A. (a Bain Capital portfolio company) in connection with the acquisition of Italmatch Chemicals S.p.A. through an issuance of Senior Secured Notes
• Duomo Bidco S.p.A. (an L Catterton portfolio company) in connection with the acquisition of Kiko S.p.A. through an issuance of Senior Secured Notes
• TeamSystem S.p.A. (a Hellman & Friedman portfolio company) in connection with offerings of Senior Secured Notes and holdco PIK notes
• Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank in connection with offering of Senior Secured Notes and Senior Unsecured Notes by Lorca Telecom Bondco, S.A.U. to finance the acquisitions of Grupo MásMóvil and Eusketel (now MasOrange) by KKR, Cinven, and Providence
• BNP Paribas in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Engineering - Ingegneria Informativa S.p.A. by Centurion Bidco S.p.A. (a Bain portfolio company) and the subsequent acquisition of BeGroup through issuances of Senior Secured Notes
• Goldman Sachs, Barclays, and J.P. Morgan in connection with offerings by Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd. of Senior Secured Notes
• J.P. Morgan in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Cerved Group S.p.A. by Castor S.p.A. (an Ion portfolio company) through an issuance of Senior Secured Notes
• HSBC and Goldman Sachs in connection with offerings by Public Power Corporation S.A. of sustainability-linked Senior Notes
• Omnia Della Toffola S.p.A. (an Investindustrial portfolio company) in connection with offerings of Senior Secured Notes
• Citigroup in connection with the green bond offering of senior notes by Metlen Energy & Metals S.A.
• F-Brasile S.p.A. (a Carlyle portfolio company) in connection with the acquisition of Forgital S.p.A. through an issuance of Senior Secured Notes
• Zoncolan Bidco S.p.A. (a Partners Group portfolio company) in connection with the acquisition of Eolo S.p.A. through an issuance of Senior Secured Notes
• Evoca S.p.A. (a Lone Star portfolio company) in connection with offerings of Senior Secured Notes and holdco PIK notes
• Inter Media and Communications S.p.A. in connection with offerings of Senior Secured Notes
• J.P. Morgan in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Polynt-Reichhold by a company controlled by Black Diamond, through an issuance of Secured Notes
• Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici S.p.A. (a Bain portfolio company) in connection with offerings of Senior Secured Notes
• Deutsche Bank in connection with offerings by La Doria S.p.A. (an Investindustrial portfolio company) of Senior Secured Notes
• J.P. Morgan in connection with the financing of the leveraged buyout of Pirelli S.p.A. by ChemChina and associated liability management transaction
• Rekeep S.p.A. (formerly Manutencoop) in connection with offerings of Senior Secured Notes
• BNP Paribas in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Biofarma S.p.A. (an Ardian portfolio company) through an issuance of Senior Secured Notes and holdco PIK notes and subsequent issuances
• Credit Suisse in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the carved-out pharma packaging business of Bormioli Rocco S.p.A. (Bormioli Pharma S.p.A.) by a company controlled by Triton, through an issuance of Senior Secured Notes
• Goldman Sachs in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Allfunds Bank S.A. by a company controlled by Hellman & Friedman through an issuance of Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes
• Mulhacen Pte. Ltd. in connection with the financing of the acquisition of WiZink Bank S.A. by Värde Partners through an issuance of Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes
• J.P. Morgan in connection with the acquisition of AS Roma football club by The Friedkin Group
• Almaviva S.p.A. in connection with offerings of Senior Secured Notes
• J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs in connection with an offering by the parent company of Wind Hellas of Senior Secured Notes
• Marcolin S.p.A. (a PAI Partners portfolio company) in connection with offerings of Senior Secured Notes
• Morgan Stanley in connection with offerings by Canary Wharf Group Investment Holdings plc of Senior Secured Notes
• Bank of America in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Itelyum by Stirling Square through an issuance of Senior Secured Notes
• BNP Paribas in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Prelios S.p.A. (an ION Group portfolio company)
• BNP Paribas in connection with an offering by Cedacri S.p.A. (an ION Group portoflio company) of Senior Secured Notes
• BNP Paribas in connection with offerings by Adler Pelzer Holding GmbH of Senior Secured Notes
• BNP Paribas in connection with offerings of Senior Secured Notes by each of ION Analytics, ION Corporates, and ION Markets
• J.P. Morgan in connection with an offering by Almirall S.A. of Senior Notes
• Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and UniCredit in connection with an offering by Moby S.p.A. of Senior Secured Notes
• Snai S.p.A. in connection with offerings of Senior Secured Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes
• Credit Suisse in connection with offerings by Guala Closures S.p.A. of Senior Secured Notes
• Morgan Stanley in connection with an offering by Haya Real Estate S.A. of Senior Secured Notes
• Morgan Stanley in connection with offerings by Naviera Armas S.A. of Senior Secured Notes, including in connection with the acquisition of Trasmediterranea
• J.P. Morgan in connection with an offering by PortAventura Entertainment Barcelona B.V. (an Investindustrial and KKR portfolio company) of Senior Secured Notes
• Deutsche Bank in connection with offerings by Lecta S.A. (a CVC portfolio company) of Senior Secured Notes together with a concurrent exchange offer
• Yankee bond issuances by Enel S.p.A., Snam S.p.A., Telecom Italia S.p.A. and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), among others