Valentina Buzzi
Languages
Italian, English
Education
Economics and Business Law degree, Luigi Bocconi University, Milan, 2009
Admitted to the Association of Chartered Accountants in Milan, 2013
Gattai, Minoli, Partners for the bond issuance and the revolving super senior credit facility agreement in favour of Optima S.p.A.
The Firm advised the lenders and the subscribers for the refinancing of the existing financial indebtedness of Optima S.p.A., leading company active in the Food & Beverage sector and entirely owned by the private equity fund Charterhouse, through the issue of senior secured notes called "Euro 220,000,000 Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2029" and a super senior revolving credit facility.
Gattai, Minoli, Partners with Axitea in the composition with creditors (concordato preventivo)
The Firm advised Axitea, a leading company active in the private security sector in Italy, in the early settlement of the execution phase of the composition with creditors on a going concern basis (concordato preventivo con continuità aziendale) to which it had been admitted in November 2016.
Gattai, Minoli, Partners in the acquisition of RGI by CVC
The Firm acted as legal advisor to the lenders involved in the acquisition by CVC of RGI, independent provider of software solutions in the European insurance sector, from Corsair, private equity firm with active investments in services, software and payments in the financial services market.
Gattai, Minoli, Partners with Stirling Square Capital Partners in the high yield bond issuance of Verde Bidco
Gattai, Minoli, Partners advised Stirling Square Capital Partners in the context of the high yield bond issuance, for an amount of 450 million euros, aimed at financing the acquisition of the entire share capital of SSCP Green Holdings, parent company of the Itelyum group, by Verde Bidco.
Gattai, Minoli, Partners in the high yield bond issuance for the acquisition of Pasubio
Gattai Minoli Partners advised PAI Partners in the financing, through a high yield bond issue for an amount of 340 million euros, for the acquisition of Pasubio.
Gattai, Minoli, Partners and Investcorp in the acquisition of CloudCare
Gattai, Minoli, Partners advised Investcorp in the acquisition of CloudCare S.p.A, tech platform active in the energy, telecommunications and insurance sectors managed by Andrea Conte.
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners confirms the strength of its high yield practice acting as counsel to the Global Coordinators Credit Suisse, Barclays e UBS in the USD 505mln high yield bond issued to finance the acquisition of Forgital by Carlyle.
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners has advised the Global Coordinators Credit Suisse, Barclays e UBS on the high yield bond issued to finance the acquisition of Forgital by Carlyle, one of the most important transaction of 2019 in the Italian private equity market.
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners advisor to Intermediate Capital Group in the acquisition through Europe VII Fund of the Italian pharmaceutical company DOC Generici
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners advised Intermediate Capital Group’s Europe VII Fund in the acquisition, in partnership with Mérieux Equity Partners together with the management team, of DOC Generici, one of the largest independent Italian pharmaceutical companies. The deal is subject to the approval by the competent antitrust authorities and has a value of Euro 1.1 billion.
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners Advisor to Blumen Group S.p.A. in the refinancing of the financial indebtedness
Blumen Group S.p.A., company active in the hobby and professional seed and in the plantcare market, controlled by IGI Investimenti Quattro Fund managed by IGI Private Equity, closed a financing transaction aimed at refinancing the current financial indebtedness and supporting its core business. Crédit Agricole Cariparma S.p.A. acted as mandated lead arranger and original lender.
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners legal advisor to BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Crédit Agricole CIB in the high yield for the financing of the acquisition of Italmatch by Bain Capital
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners assisted the Global Coordinators Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Citigroup and Crédit Agricole CIB in the placement by Fire (BC) Bidco, a company controlled by funds managed by Bain Capital, of a €410 million high yield bond, issued to finance the acquisition of Italmatch Chemicals S.p.A., an Italian company leader in the global production and marketing of specialty chemical additives.
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners advisor to Alpha Private Equity Fund 7 in the structuring and in the tax aspects of the acquisition of Calligaris
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners assisted Alpha Private Equity Fund 7 in the structuring and in the tax aspects of the acquisition of Calligaris, a company active in the global market of the living & dining furniture, from the Calligaris family.
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners advisor to Sintonia for the tax aspects of Euro 1 billion financing
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners advised Sintonia S.p.A. for the tax aspects of Euro 1 billion financing obtained from a pool of ten banks, with a team formed by partner Cristiano Garbarini and associate Valentina Buzzi.
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners Advisor in the high yield bond of TeamSystem
TeamSystem, and Hellman & Friedman portfolio company, concluded successfully the issuance of a eur 550mln floating rate senior secured high-yield bond due 2023 and of a eur 200mln floating rate senior secured bond due 2025.
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners advisor to Italmobiliare in the acquisition of a 60% stake of L’Aromatika
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners advised Italmobiliare in the acquisition of a 60% stake of L’Aromatika, a leading company active in the coffee roasting process and in the production and commercialisation of coffee beans, pods and capsules under the brand “Caffè Borbone”