Niccolo Vernillo

Selected experience includes advising:

• Arca Space Capital, a private equity fund established through the partnership between Arca Fondi SGR and Space Capital Advisors, on the acquisition of Rogelfrut, an Italian leader in the production and distribution of fresh and frozen fruit-based ingredients.
• Investindustrial on Nexture’s €425 million senior secured notes due 2032 and an €80 million super senior revolving credit facility to refinance the existing indebtedness of Italcanditi and CSM Ingredients.*
• Investindustrial and its portfolio company CEME on the issuance of €360 million senior secured floating-rate high-yield notes due 2031 (issued under Rule 144A / Regulation S and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange) and on the establishment of a new €67.5 million revolving credit facility, in connection with the refinancing of existing indebtedness.*
• Investindustrial on CEME’s €75 million fungible add-on to its €360 million senior secured floating-rate notes due 2031 and the related increase of its revolving credit facility.*
• Investindustrial on Sammontana’s €125 million senior secured floating-rate notes due 2031 and a €30 million upsize of its super senior revolving credit facility.*
• The financing sources in connection with Bain Capital’s acquisition of Namirial S.p.A.*
• Investindustrial on the €655 million financing supporting its acquisition and mandatory tender offer for Piovan S.p.A., arranged by a bank syndicate including Mediobanca, Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, BPER Banca, Banco BPM and Natixis.*
• Apax Partners on the financing aspects of its acquisitions of OCS and Finwave.*
• Investindustrial on Ourvita’s €170 million notes offering by way of a private placement.*
• PX3 Partners on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Cofimco S.r.l. from Chart Industries.*
• Azimut Libera Impresa on the financing of its acquisition of Next Imaging from Ambienta, supported by facilities provided by Banco BPM, BPER Banca and Banca IFIS, and by a bond subscribed by Merito SGR through its Merito Private Debt Fund.*
• TDR Capital on the acquisition financing for Acqua & Sapone, comprising €400 million 6.5% senior secured notes due 2031, €450 million senior secured floating-rate notes due 2031, and a €130 million super-senior revolving credit facility.*
• Investindustrial on the issuance by La Doria S.p.A. of €675 million senior secured floating-rate notes due 2030 and the related extension and upsize of its revolving credit facility, with proceeds used to redeem existing notes and for general corporate purposes.*
• Polynt S.p.A. on the financing aspects of Black Diamond’s investment in the Polynt-Reichhold group, including its first high-yield multi-tranche issuance: a €325 million fixed-rate euro tranche, a €325 million floating-rate euro tranche, a USD tranche of USD 760 million, together with an €85 million revolving credit facility.*
• Investindustrial and Sammontana on the issuance of €800 million senior secured floating-rate notes due 2031.*
• Bain Capital on the financing of its acquisition of Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A., including the bridge financing used to fund the acquisition and its refinancing through the issuance by Centurion Bidco S.p.A. of €605 million senior secured notes due 2026.*
• Bain Capital on the financing of its acquisition of Fintyre, including a €130 million private placement bond (PIK-style) and a €30 million super-senior revolving credit facility, supported by continuing unitranche debt from GSO Capital Partners.*
• The initial purchasers and the super senior lenders in connection the issuance by Brunello Bidco S.p.A. of €1.15 billion senior secured high-yield notes due 2028, issued under Rule 144A / Regulation S and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, together with a €175 million super-senior revolving credit facility, to refinance existing TeamSystem indebtedness and support Hellman & Friedman’s ownership of the group.*
• The initial purchasers and lenders on the financing of Carlyle’s acquisition of Forgital, including $505 million senior secured notes due 2026 (issued by F-Brasile S.p.A. and F-Brasile US, LLC under Rule 144A / Reg S) and an €80 million super-senior revolving credit facility.*
• The initial purchasers and super senior lenders on the financing supporting Carlyle and Investindustrial’s acquisitions of Flos, B&B Italia and Louis Poulsen, comprising the issuance by International Design Group S.p.A. of €400 million senior secured notes and €320 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2025, together with a super senior revolving credit facility.*
• The initial purchasers and super senior lenders on the financing supporting Bain Capital’s acquisition of Italmatch Chemicals S.p.A., which included the issuance of €410 million senior secured high-yield notes and a €70 million super senior revolving credit facility.*

*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray