Marco Bagnato
Associate
Debt Finance
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Overview
Marco Bagnato is a debt finance associate in the London office at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Marco primarily acts for financial sponsors on a wide range of financings with a particular focus on multi-jurisdictional leveraged and acquisition financings at all levels of the capital structure. Marco also has experience in fund financing and restructuring.
Experience
Representative Matters
- BC Partners:
- on the billion 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 Group
- 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:
- on the proposed public takeover of Caverion Corporation
- on the €3 billion acquisition and financing for Fedrigoni
- on the multi-billion financing for its acquisition of a majority stake in European recruitment specialist House of HR
- 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
- Covanta and EQT Infrastructure on the carve-out of Covanta’s European operations to create a standalone Waste-to-Energy platform
- 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
Prior Experience
Linklaters LLP, London
- Trainee Solicitor, 2018–2020
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2020, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Languages
- Italian
- English
Education
- The University of Law, London MoorgateM.Sc., Law, Business and Management2018
- Queen Mary University of LondonLL.B., Lawwith Honors2017
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