Marco Bagnato

• BC Partners:
  • and its portfolio company, United Group B.V., in connection with the financing aspects of the acquisition of Wind Hellas, including with respect to bridge financing and an offering of €980 million fixed and floating rate high yield bonds
  • and its portfolio company, Davies Group, on the strategic acquisition of Asta Capital, the market leading third party managing agent at Lloyd’s
  • on the sale of Elysium Healthcare, a UK based mental healthcare provider, to Ramsay Health Care for c. £780 million
  • and its portfolio company, the Davies Group, on the acquisition of Sionic Group, a global consulting firm specialising in financing services and staff across North America, Europe and Asia, from Livingbridge and management
  • and CPP Investments on the financing for the acquisition of CeramTec
  • on the sale of Pharmathen, a leading European pharmaceutical company, to Partners Group in a transaction that values the business at c. €1.6 billion
  • on the acquisition of a significant stake in Valtech SE (“Valtech”), the global digital services and business transformation agency, in a transaction that values Valtech at an enterprise value of $1.4 billion
  • on the financing aspects of the acquisition of a majority stake in Davies Group, the leading specialist professional services and technology business serving the global insurance market
• Bain Capital:
  • as part of a consortium, on the financing for their investment in Italian Serie A club Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio S.p.A.
  • on the c. €1.7 billion acquisition of ITP Aero from Rolls-Royce
• Warburg Pincus:
  • on the financing aspects of its 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 (Attestation Légale), the leader in the French Market for compliance in construction and related sectors
• Oakley Capital:
  • on the acquisition of a majority stake in TechInsights, an information services platform for the microelectronics sector, by Oakley Capital IV, alongside CVC Growth
  • on its investment in ICP Education Holding Limited, one of the largest nursery operators in the UK
• Thomas H. Lee Partners and its portfolio company AutoStore on its $12.4 billion IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange
• A private equity consortium on the $510 million acquisition of DuPont’s Clean Technologies business
• PAI Partners in connection with the offering by Leather 2 S.p.A. of €340 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2028 and the entry into a super senior revolving facility to finance the acquisition of Conceria Pasubio S.p.A.
• GTCR and Corza Health on the acquisition of TachoSil® Fibrin Sealant Patch from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
• Investindustrial Acquisition Corp. on its $3.2 billion business combination with Ermenegildo Zegna Group
• PizzaExpress on its successful refinancing, including an offering of £335 million of bonds and entry into its new super senior revolving credit facility
• EQT VI on the sale of Anticimex
• Hg on an innovative £455 million NAV financing of the portfolio of Hg Saturn, a 2018-vintage fund with £1.5 billion in commitments
• L Catterton on the financing aspects of its acquisition of the BIRKENSTOCK Group, including in connection with a c.$1.2 billion TLB and the offering of €430 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2029
• Klöckner Pentaplast, a portfolio company of Strategic Value Partners, in connection with its €1.9 billion refinancing, which included senior secured notes, senior unsecured notes and a term loan with ESG-linked ratchet
• Bain Capital Credit on its entry into a strategic partnership with Beat Capital Partners Ltd

Prior to joining Kirkland, Marco worked on the following matters, advising:

• Montagu Private Equity on its $390 million acquisition of Kodak’s Flexographic Packaging Division
• BC Partners on its £700 million acquisition of a majority stake in VetPartners, one of the largest takeovers ever in the UK veterinary sector
• GIP on the sale of a 9% stake in Terminal Investment Limited to GIC Private Limited
• SoftBank Investment Advisers (UK) on various matters in connection with the Vision Fund
• Cerberus Capital Management on its €1.4 billion acquisition of a distressed debt portfolio from Ulster Bank

Linklaters LLP, London

• Trainee Solicitor, 2018–2020