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Stefano SciollaLatham & Watkins

Stefano Sciolla

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

Milan

Deal Bio

Total Deals69
Valued Deals28
Total Value£ 24.25 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 866 M

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08 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Machinery: Agricultural
Molins Plc's Instrumentation & Tobacco Machinery Business
Coesia

Target: MOLINS PLC'S INSTRUMENTATION & TOBACCO MACHINERY BUSINESS

Bidder: COESIA SPA

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2015|Italy|Clothing and Accessories
Twin Set
Simona Barbieri

Target: TWIN SET

Bidder: SIMONA BARBIERI

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

1 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2015|Italy|Entertainment
Mtv Italia S.r.l.
Sky Italia S.r.l.

Target: MTV ITALIA S.R.L.

Bidder: SKY ITALIA S.R.L.

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2015|Italy|Machinery: Specialty
Sematic Italia S.p.a.
Bain Capital

Target: SEMATIC ITALIA S.P.A.

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Vendor

1 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Sep 2015|Italy|Gas Distribution
Ital Gas Storage S.r.l.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

Target: ITAL GAS STORAGE S.R.L.

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Feb 2017|Italy|Footwear
Golden Goose
The Carlyle Group

Target: GOLDEN GOOSE SPA

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

20 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 9 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Feb 2017|Italy|Consumer Lending
Db Cards Acquiring
Cartasi

Target: DB CARDS ACQUIRING

Bidder: CARTASI SPA

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

2 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2017|Italy|Airports
Save
Deutsche Asset Management Group

Target: SAVE SPA

Bidder: DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

1 Dealmakers

1 Vendor

£ 85 M

Value

11 May 2017|Spain|Media Agencies
Overtop Projects S.l.
COMDATA

Target: OVERTOP PROJECTS S.L.

Bidder: COMDATA

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jun 2017|Italy|Food Products
Irca Group
The Carlyle Group

Target: IRCA GROUP

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

£ 303 M

Value

13 Jun 2017|Italy|Recreational Products
Tecnica Group
Italmobiliare

Target: TECNICA GROUP SPA

Bidder: ITALMOBILIARE SPA

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

2 Vendor

£ 21 M

Value

14 Jun 2017|France|Customer Relationship Management
B2s
COMDATA

Target: B2S SAS

Bidder: COMDATA

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

£ 176 M

Value

11 Feb 2018|Italy|Railroads
Italo Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori S.p.a.
Global Infrastructure Partners

Target: ITALO NUOVO TRASPORTO VIAGGIATORI S.P.A.

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

11 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

7 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 2.11 B

Value

12 Jun 2018|Italy|Food Products
Forno D'asolo S.p.a.
Bc Partners

Target: FORNO D'ASOLO S.P.A.

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Dec 2015|Germany|Security Equipment
Laetus
Danaher Corporation

Target: LAETUS GMBH

Bidder: DANAHER CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

1 Dealmakers

1 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Dec 2015|Netherlands|Clothing and Accessories
Hunkemoller
The Carlyle Group

Target: HUNKEMOLLER BV

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2015|Italy|Payments / Commerce
COMDATA
The Carlyle Group

Target: COMDATA

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Feb 2016|Spain|Business Process Outsourcing
DIGITEX
The Carlyle Group

Target: DIGITEX

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 May 2016|Italy|Machinery: Industrial
Emmeci
Coesia

Target: EMMECI SPA

Bidder: COESIA SPA

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 May 2016|Italy|Casinos and Gambling
Sisal Group
Cvc Capital Partners

Target: SISAL GROUP SPA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jun 2016|Italy|Entertainment
Fc Internazionale Milano
Suning Holdings Group Co

Target: FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO SPA

Bidder: SUNING HOLDINGS GROUP CO LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

1 Dealmakers

1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jul 2016|Turkey|Business Process Outsourcing
Win Bilgi Iletisim Hizmetleri As
The Carlyle Group

Target: WIN BILGI ILETISIM HIZMETLERI AS

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Apr 2018|Italy|Software
List Group
Ta Associates

Target: LIST GROUP

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Feb 2019|Italy|Payments / Commerce
Paycare
COMDATA

Target: PAYCARE SRL

Bidder: COMDATA

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 May 2019|Italy|Auto Parts
Marelli Motori
Langley Holdings

Target: MARELLI MOTORI

Bidder: LANGLEY HOLDINGS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 May 2019|Italy|Aerospace
FORGITAL
The Carlyle Group

Target: FORGITAL

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 882 M

Value

08 Aug 2019|Italy|Clothing and Accessories
New Guards Group
Farfetch

Target: NEW GUARDS GROUP

Bidder: FARFETCH LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 560 M

Value

29 Aug 2019|Italy|Food Products
Lizzi
Forno D'asolo S.p.a.

Target: LIZZI SRL

Bidder: FORNO D'ASOLO S.P.A.

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2019|Italy|Casinos and Gambling
Gamenet Group
Apollo Global Management

Target: GAMENET GROUP SPA

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 157 M

Value

10 Dec 2019|Italy|Software
It Software
Ta Associates

Target: IT SOFTWARE

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jan 2020|Italy|Food Products
Pasticceria Bindi
Bc Partners

Target: PASTICCERIA BINDI

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 4 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 168 M

Value

12 Feb 2020|Italy|Footwear
Golden Goose
Permira Advisers

Target: GOLDEN GOOSE SPA

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

4 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.09 B

Value

12 Feb 2020|Italy|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres
POLIBLEND
Ascend Performance Materials

Target: POLIBLEND

Bidder: ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Feb 2020|Italy|Security Equipment
Gruppo Sicura
Argos Wityu

Target: GRUPPO SICURA

Bidder: ARGOS WITYU

18 Service Providers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 45 M

Value

07 Aug 2020|Italy|Machinery: Construction
Surfaces Group
Ta Associates

Target: SURFACES GROUP

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Nov 2020|Czechia|Casinos and Gambling
Sazka Group As
Apollo Global Management

Target: SAZKA GROUP AS

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

15 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 450 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

19 Nov 2020|Italy|FinTech
SATISPAY
Block

Target: SATISPAY

Bidder: BLOCK INC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

6 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 83 M

Value

12 Mar 2021|United States|Food Products
In2food Gourmet
Irca Group

Target: IN2FOOD GOURMET INC

Bidder: IRCA GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Apr 2021|United States|Electrical Components
Ydesign Group
Design Holding

Target: YDESIGN GROUP

Bidder: DESIGN HOLDING

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 172 M

Value

23 Jun 2021|Italy|Textile Products
PASUBIO
Pai Partners

Target: PASUBIO

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 8 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 512 M

Value

19 Jul 2021|Italy|Telecommunications Services: Other
Eolo
Partners Group

Target: EOLO SPA

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 773 M

Value

10 Aug 2021|Italy|Gas Distribution
Ital Gas Storage S.r.l.
F2i Sgr

Target: ITAL GAS STORAGE S.R.L.

Bidder: F2I SGR SPA

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

8 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Aug 2021|Italy|Aerospace
Mecaer Aviation Group
Fondo Italiano D'investimento Sgr

Target: MECAER AVIATION GROUP

Bidder: FONDO ITALIANO D'INVESTIMENTO SGR

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Nov 2021|Italy|Food Products
NACTAROME
Ta Associates

Target: NACTAROME

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

20 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

17 Target | 19 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Oct 2021|Italy|Software
SAFETY21
Bregal Unternehmerkapital

Target: SAFETY21

Bidder: BREGAL UNTERNEHMERKAPITAL GMBH

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Mar 2022|Italy|Automobiles
Dainese Group
The Carlyle Group

Target: DAINESE GROUP

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 528 M

Value

23 Mar 2022|Netherlands|Clothing and Accessories
Hunkemoller
Opportunity Partners

Target: HUNKEMOLLER BV

Bidder: OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

9 Target | 16 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 911 M

Value

06 Apr 2022|Italy|Payments / Commerce
COMDATA
Grupo Konectanet

Target: COMDATA

Bidder: GRUPO KONECTANET

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

12 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 831 M

Value

02 May 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals
CORDENPHARMA
Astorg Partners

Target: CORDENPHARMA

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

3 Target | 25 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 2.39 B

Value

12 Jan 2022|France|Food Products
Gelpat Tradition
Bindi Family

Target: GELPAT TRADITION

Bidder: BINDI FAMILY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2022|Italy|Casinos and Gambling
BETFLAG
LOTTOMATICA

Target: BETFLAG

Bidder: LOTTOMATICA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 268 M

Value

02 Dec 2022|Italy|Medical Equipment
Micromed Group
Natus Medical

Target: MICROMED GROUP

Bidder: NATUS MEDICAL

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

6 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Mar 2023|Italy|Specialty Chemicals
Bozzetto Group
Aimia

Target: BOZZETTO GROUP

Bidder: AIMIA INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 271 M

Value

26 Apr 2023|Italy|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
Diatech Pharmacogenetics
Ta Associates

Target: DIATECH PHARMACOGENETICS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 May 2023|Italy|Software
SHOPFULLY
Media Central

Target: SHOPFULLY

Bidder: MEDIA CENTRAL

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Apr 2023|Germany|Food Products
Nestle/ Pai Partners Joint Venture
Pai Partners

Target: NESTLE/ PAI PARTNERS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

76 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Aug 2023|United States|Luxury Items
Capri Holdings
TAPESTRY

Target: CAPRI HOLDINGS

Bidder: TAPESTRY

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

29 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 6.67 B

Value

27 Jul 2023|Italy|Plastics
ECOPOL
Sk Capital Partners

Target: ECOPOL

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

5 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Nov 2023|Austria|Casinos and Gambling
Sks365 Malta Holdings
LOTTOMATICA

Target: SKS365 MALTA HOLDINGS

Bidder: LOTTOMATICA

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

5 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 674 M

Value

09 Nov 2023|Germany|Luxury Items
Ic! Berlin
MARCOLIN

Target: IC! BERLIN

Bidder: MARCOLIN

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

7 Target | 11 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2023|Italy|Machinery: Agricultural
IRRIMEC
Farmfront Group

Target: IRRIMEC

Bidder: FARMFRONT GROUP

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

24 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Feb 2024|Italy|Food Products
Forno D'asolo S.p.a.
SAMMONTANA

Target: FORNO D'ASOLO S.P.A.

Bidder: SAMMONTANA

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 949 M

Value

12 Feb 2024|Italy|Specialty Contracting
Officine Maccaferri
Ambienta Sgr

Target: OFFICINE MACCAFERRI

Bidder: AMBIENTA SGR SPA

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

9 Target | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2024|Italy|Software
INNOVERY
Neverhack (ex-pr0ph3cy)

Target: INNOVERY

Bidder: NEVERHACK (EX-PR0PH3CY)

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Oct 2024|Italy|Clothing and Accessories
Yoox Net-a-porter
MYTHERESA

Target: YOOX NET-A-PORTER SPA

Bidder: MYTHERESA

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 29 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Dec 2024|Italy|Auto Parts
SITEM
Worthington Steel

Target: SITEM

Bidder: WORTHINGTON STEEL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Dec 2024|Italy|Aerospace
FORGITAL
STONEPEAK

Target: FORGITAL

Bidder: STONEPEAK

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

2 Target | 53 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.66 B

Value

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