Cataldo Piccarreta is co-head of the European private capital practice. He brings more than two decades of experience to his work advising private and public companies and private equity funds on a wide variety of private equity, corporate finance, and real estate transactions. Cataldo also represents sophisticated global investors and multinational companies on acquisitions, mergers, and divestments of Italian entities.
A skilled negotiator with a relentless client focus, Cataldo has been consistently recognized as a leading practitioner by prominent legal directories such as Chambers and Legal 500. Feedback in Chambers highlights Cataldo’s “very strong commercial capabilities and M&A experience in PE deals,” as well as his ability to “resolve critical situations with pragmatism and lucidity.”
Experience
- Bain Capital on the sale of TeamSystem to Hg Capital*
- Bain Capital on the sale of Cerved to CVC*
- Bain Capital in the acquisition of Fintyre, the leading distributor of replacement tyres in Italy*
- Bain Capital on the acquisition of Cerved from Italian Banks*
- Bain Capital on the acquisition of the Fedrigoni group, a world leader in paper production*
- Bain Capital on the acquisition of Italmatch Chemicals, a leading global specialty chemical group*
- Bain Capital on the sale of a stake in Fedrigoni to BC Partners and the creation of a partnership*
- Bain Capital on the acquisition of the F.I.S. group, a manufacturer of APIs and intermediates*
- Bain Capital on the acquisition of Somacis, an Italian-headquartered manufacturer of high-mix / low-volume, high-specification and mission-critical printed circuit boards (PCBs)*
- EQT on the sale of facile.it, an Italy-based operator of car insurance brokerage and price comparison websites, to Silver Lake Partners*
- EQT on the acquisition of Casa.it from Oakley Capital*
- EQT on the acquisition of Lifebrain (now part of the integrated Cerba) from Investindustrial*
- EQT on the sale of LimaCorporate*
- Facile.it on its acquisition of Horizon Automotive S.p.A.*
- Platinum Equity on the acquisition of De Wave*
- Platinum Equity on the acquisition of Farnese Vini*
- Platinum Equity on the acquisition of Fratelli Polli, a leading producer of pasta condiments and vegetable preserves*
- Bluegem Capital Partners on the acquisition of Beautynova, the creation of the third group in Italy in the hair care sector and the subsequent reinvestment with PAI Partners*
- Bluegem Capital Partners on the sale of the Dr. Vranjes group*
*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray