Nicola Di Giovanni

Mr. Di Giovanni advises a broad range of financial sponsor clients, including investment funds and family offices, as well as corporates, on their most significant deals.

He is recognized as a leading practitioner by Option Droit & Affaires, Décideurs Magazine and The Best Lawyers in France. He also is ranked in the Leaders League for Private Equity — in the Development Capital, Mid Cap LBO and Venture Capital categories — and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Mr. Di Giovanni’s representations (including prior to joining Skadden) include advising:

• L’Occitane Groupe and Reinold Geiger, the majority shareholder of L’Occitane International, on a take-private bid for L’Occitane International valuing the company at €6 billion
• Xavier Niel and NJJ Holding on their participation in a $220 million seed round in the “H” Company, a Paris-based AI startup
• Iliad on a strategic commercial partnership agreement with, and significant investment in, Poolside
• Ardian Private Equity on numerous co-investment transactions across several different industries and jurisdictions
• JAB Holdings on several acquisitions in connection with its pet insurance platform
• Three Hills Capital Partners and La Bottega on the acquisition of Palatino Hospitality
• Financière LM (family office) on the leveraged buyouts of The Village Bakery and Délices de France, as well as the sale of a controlling interest in Group Boulangerie Louise to InVivo Retail as a result of the de-SPAC of Teract
• Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company, on its acquisition of Tunisia-based Moulin d’Or (GEPACO Group)
• Citi Ventures on its investment in Defacto, a French business-to-business fintech company
• S2G Investments (family office) on a Series C equity investment round in Unseenlabs, a global leader in radio frequency data and solutions for maritime domain awareness
• Intesa Sanpaolo on its investment in SpaceX, a California-based rocket and satellite internet company and the world’s leading provider of launch services
• Hologic on the carve-out and divestment of its French subsidiary SuperSonic Imagine
• H.I.G. Capital on:
  • the acquisition of Quick Restaurants S.A. from Burger King, owned by Group Bertrand and Bridgepoint
  • the disposal of Aviapartner Group
  • several private equity transactions
• Andera Partners on the:
  • acquisition of Groupe Spengler Holtex
  • acquisition of TXCube
  • sale of SRWK (Sarawak) Group
• Caravelle (family office) on several private equity transactions
• Colam Entreprendre (family office) on the acquisition of Akuo Energy, a French company specializing in renewable energy, and the sale of Akuo Energy to the company’s management and ICG Infra
• La Croix-Rouge Française on the creation of a société civile immobilière (SCI) with a several hundred million-euro portfolio and the implementation of a joint venture with Group Cofinimmo, a major listed Belgian real estate company
• Pirelli & C. on financial regulatory compliance and enforcement matters