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Michael ImmordinoWhite & Case

Michael Immordino

Partner at White & Case

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals48
Valued Deals34
Total Value£ 36.61 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.08 B

Market Context

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02 Jul 2018|Italy|Pharmaceuticals
Recordati
Cvc Capital Partners

Target: RECORDATI SPA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 18 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

13 Target | 80 Bidder

£ 2.88 B

Value

27 Dec 2017|Italy|Pharmaceuticals
Nms Group
Shanghai Advanced Research Institute

Target: NMS GROUP SPA

Bidder: SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

13 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 266 M

Value

05 Nov 2019|Russian Federation|Pharmaceuticals
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company (otc Portfolio)
Stada Arzneimittel

Target: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED (OTC PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 512 M

Value

11 Jan 2019|Italy|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
ESSELUNGA
Giuliana Albera Caprotti

Target: ESSELUNGA

Bidder: GIULIANA ALBERA CAPROTTI

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.65 B

Value

24 Apr 2020|Denmark|Pharmaceuticals
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company (otc Assets)
Orifarm Group

Target: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED (OTC ASSETS)

Bidder: ORIFARM GROUP

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 530 M

Value

28 Jul 2020|Italy|Machinery: Specialty
Ima Industria Macchine Automatiche
Bc Partners

Target: IMA INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE SPA

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

8 Target | 37 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 2.64 B

Value

21 Mar 2020|Italy|Real Estate Holding and Development
La Villata
Unicredit

Target: LA VILLATA SPA

Bidder: UNICREDIT SPA

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 399 M

Value

16 Nov 2020|Italy|Specialty Retailers
HIPPOCRATES
Antin Infrastructure Partners

Target: HIPPOCRATES

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

26 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 630 M

Value

06 Dec 2020|Italy|Casinos and Gambling
Lottomatica Videolot Rete
Gamenet Group

Target: LOTTOMATICA VIDEOLOT RETE SPA

Bidder: GAMENET GROUP SPA

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

2 Target | 39 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 856 M

Value

08 Mar 2021|Italy|Financial Data and Systems
Cerved Group
Gic Private

Target: CERVED GROUP

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

13 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 2.22 B

Value

30 Mar 2021|Italy|E-commerce
EVERLI
Dn Capital

Target: EVERLI

Bidder: DN CAPITAL LTD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 73 M

Value

19 Oct 2020|Italy|Construction Services
Autostrade Per L'italia
Blackstone Group

Target: AUTOSTRADE PER L'ITALIA

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

36 Service Providers

4 Target | 18 Bidder | 14 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

6 Target | 61 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 6.84 B

Value

11 Mar 2021|Germany|Auto Parts
Sts Group
Adler Pelzer Group

Target: STS GROUP AG

Bidder: ADLER PELZER GROUP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

6 Target | 25 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 76 M

Value

12 Mar 2021|Italy|Construction Services
ASTM
Naf 2

Target: ASTM

Bidder: NAF 2

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

14 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 1.46 B

Value

21 Apr 2021|United States|Household Appliance
Welbilt
Ali Holding

Target: WELBILT INC

Bidder: ALI HOLDING SRL

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

21 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 3.44 B

Value

01 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Entertainment
AWAL
Sony Music Entertainment

Target: AWAL

Bidder: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 303 M

Value

09 Oct 2021|Germany|Electronic Equipment: Other
Garz & Fricke
SECO

Target: GARZ & FRICKE

Bidder: SECO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

12 Target | 14 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2021|Italy|Medical Equipment
Delta Med
White Bridge Investments

Target: DELTA MED

Bidder: WHITE BRIDGE INVESTMENTS SPA

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 43 M

Value

03 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals
Eusa Pharma
Recordati

Target: EUSA PHARMA LTD

Bidder: RECORDATI SPA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 638 M

Value

13 Dec 2021|United States|Plastics
IPEG
PIOVAN

Target: IPEG

Bidder: PIOVAN

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 111 M

Value

20 Dec 2021|China|Health Care Services
Shanghai Transfusion Technology
Gvs Technology

Target: SHANGHAI TRANSFUSION TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: GVS TECHNOLOGY

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 42 M

Value

03 Sep 2021|United States|Medical Equipment
Rpb Group
Gvs

Target: RPB GROUP

Bidder: GVS SPA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 133 M

Value

24 May 2022|Italy|Media Agencies
Italiaonline
Orascom Group

Target: ITALIAONLINE SPA

Bidder: ORASCOM GROUP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 May 2022|Italy|Medical Equipment
HAEMOTRONIC
Gvs

Target: HAEMOTRONIC

Bidder: GVS SPA

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jul 2022|Italy|Paper
Fedrigoni Group
Bc Partners

Target: FEDRIGONI GROUP

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

25 Service Providers

4 Target | 14 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

4 Target | 34 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 1.27 B

Value

07 Sep 2022|United States|Entertainment
Kobalt Music Group
Francisco Partners

Target: KOBALT MUSIC GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

29 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 620 M

Value

25 Jul 2022|Italy|Pharmaceuticals
Valeas
Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity)

Target: VALEAS SPA

Bidder: ARDIAN SAS (FORMERLY AXA PRIVATE EQUITY)

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

11 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Apr 2023|Italy|Electronic Components and Equipment
SECO
7 Industries Holding

Target: SECO

Bidder: 7 INDUSTRIES HOLDING

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 57 M

Value

18 May 2023|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials
Arma Partners
MEDIOBANCA

Target: ARMA PARTNERS

Bidder: MEDIOBANCA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2023|Norway|Integrated Oil and Gas
Neptune Energy (norwegian Oil And Gas Assets)
Var Energi As

Target: NEPTUNE ENERGY (NORWEGIAN OIL AND GAS ASSETS)

Bidder: VAR ENERGI AS

12 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

23 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas
Neptune Energy
Eni

Target: NEPTUNE ENERGY

Bidder: ENI SPA

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

14 Target | 32 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 2.04 B

Value

31 Jul 2023|Italy|Machinery: Specialty
Ima Industria Macchine Automatiche
Bdt & Msd Partners

Target: IMA INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE SPA

Bidder: BDT & MSD PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

23 Target | 10 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.41 B

Value

21 Dec 2023|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment
Apex Clean Energy (clean Energy Assets In The United States)
Erg

Target: APEX CLEAN ENERGY (CLEAN ENERGY ASSETS IN THE UNITED STATES)

Bidder: ERG SPA

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 212 M

Value

18 Mar 2024|Italy|Cosmetics
BEAUTYNOVA
Pai Partners

Target: BEAUTYNOVA

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

27 Service Providers

3 Target | 15 Bidder | 9 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2023|United States|Food Products
EVERSYS
De' Longhi Group

Target: EVERSYS

Bidder: DE' LONGHI GROUP

10 Service Providers

10 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

£ 1.10 B

Value

07 Jun 2024|Italy|Consumer Lending
GARDANT
DOVALUE

Target: GARDANT

Bidder: DOVALUE

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

5 Target | 14 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 195 M

Value

12 Jun 2024|United States|Software
CLUEPOINTS
Eqt Partners

Target: CLUEPOINTS

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jul 2024|Italy|Electronic Components and Equipment
UNIEURO
Fnac Darty

Target: UNIEURO

Bidder: FNAC DARTY

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

2 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 209 M

Value

19 Dec 2024|Japan|Pharmaceuticals
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International (17 Brands In Mena Region)
Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Target: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL (17 BRANDS IN MENA REGION)

Bidder: HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS INC

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2024|Italy|Software
Diagram Group
Bf Group

Target: DIAGRAM GROUP

Bidder: BF GROUP

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2025|Japan|Pharmaceuticals
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International (17 Brands In Mena Region)
ESTEVE

Target: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL (17 BRANDS IN MENA REGION)

Bidder: ESTEVE

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2025|Germany|Gas Distribution
Open Grid Europe
Snam

Target: OPEN GRID EUROPE GMBH

Bidder: SNAM SPA

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 May 2025|Italy|Knowledge Process Outsourcing
Corporacion America Italia
Corporacion America Airports

Target: CORPORACION AMERICA ITALIA SPA

Bidder: CORPORACION AMERICA AIRPORTS

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2025|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals
Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (european Orladeyo Berotralstat Business)
Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity)

Target: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS (EUROPEAN ORLADEYO BEROTRALSTAT BUSINESS)

Bidder: ARDIAN SAS (FORMERLY AXA PRIVATE EQUITY)

14 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 192 M

Value

18 Jul 2025|Germany|Consumer Lending
Coeo Group
DOVALUE

Target: COEO GROUP GMBH

Bidder: DOVALUE

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 337 M

Value

27 May 2025|Saudi Arabia|Entertainment
Kings League Mena
Kings League

Target: KINGS LEAGUE MENA

Bidder: KINGS LEAGUE

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2025|Italy|Household Furnishings
Fashion Furniture Design
Haworth Lifestyle

Target: FASHION FURNITURE DESIGN

Bidder: HAWORTH LIFESTYLE

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2025|Italy|Life Insurance
Prima Assicurazioni
Axa

Target: PRIMA ASSICURAZIONI SPA

Bidder: AXA SA

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

6 Target | 26 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 431 M

Value

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