Nicola Di Giovanni
Nicola Di Giovanni is highly experienced in private equity, general corporate and restructuring matters. His practice focuses on complex cross-border and domestic transactions, including leveraged buyouts, corporate acquisitions, joint ventures, disposals, consortium/minority equity investments and corporate restructurings across various geographies, sectors and values.
Bio
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:
- Ardian Private Equity in relation to numerous co-investment transactions across several different industries and jurisdictions
- JAB Holdings on several acquisitions in connection with its pet insurance platform
- Citi Ventures in connection with 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
- Iliad on a strategic commercial partnership agreement with, and significant investment in, Poolside
- 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 and several private equity transactions
- Financière LM (family office) in relation to the sale of a controlling interest in Group Boulangerie Louise to InVivo Retail as a result of the de-SPAC of Teract
- Financière LM (family office) on the leveraged buyout of Délices de France
- Andera Partners on the acquisition of Groupe Spengler Holtex, the acquisition of TXCube and the sale of SRWK (Sarawak) Group
- Colam Entreprendre (family office) in relation to the acquisition of Akuo Energy, a French company specializing in renewable energy, and the sale of Akuo Energy to Akuo’s management and ICG Infra
- LBO France on various private equity transactions
- the Caravelle family office on its acquisition of Dental Group Clinic
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., Duke Law School, 2002
- M.B.L., University of Paris X - Nanterre, 2000
Admissions
- Paris
Languages
- English
- French
- Italian