Filippo P. Durazzo

FILIPPO DURAZZO advises leading private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on cross-border transactions, such as control transactions, structured and hybrid capital investments, other minority investments, carve-outs, divestitures, co-investments, recapitalizations, refinancings, and joint ventures. Filippo has advised on a broad range of transactions in the UK and across continental Europe (including Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and more). He has worked with clients investing in a broad range of sectors, such as financial services, industrials, gaming, food and beverage, healthcare, and retail.

Filippo also advises Italian companies in cross-border M&A and joint venture transactions in the U.S., UK, and Germany, as well as in finance transactions.

Recently Filippo spent six months on secondment at Centerbridge Partners focusing on private equity investments in the financial services sector.

Filippo’s recent experience includes advising:

• Juventus Football Club S.p.A. on the successful private placement of its €150 million bond issuance.
• Ariston Group, a global leader in sustainable climate and water comfort, in its joint venture with Lennox.
• Evri, a portfolio company of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., in its merger with DHL eCommerce, the e-commerce logistics specialist of DHL Group.
• Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. in:
  • the acquisition of Evri, one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery companies, from Advent International;
  • the acquisition of The Travel Corporation;
  • the acquisition of United Living Group.
• Lottomatica Group S.p.A (formerly known as Gamenet Group S.p.A.), a portfolio company of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. in its €639 million acquisition of SKS365.
• One Equity Partners and Buckthorn Partners in their Acquisition of Acteon Group.
• Portfolio company of a U.S. private equity sponsor in a complex sale and lease back transaction concerning assets in Italy and Spain.
• Dutch company in a minority investment in an Italian e-commerce company, and subsequent joint venture relating to such investment.
• Dutch/Italian companies in the acquisition of multiple Italian companies operating in the healthcare industry.
• Multiple Italian public and private companies in their cross-border transfer of their legal seat to the Netherlands, and concurrent restructuring of their capital structure.
• Singaporean investment company in the minority investment in an Italian company operating in the luxury fashion industry.

Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.