Giovanni Cirelli
Biography
Overview
Giovanni is an Italian qualified lawyer with 15 years of experience in M&A, general corporate law and Capital Markets. He specializes in cross-border public and private M&A and private equity transactions. He also represents Italian, international and private equity funds on their most strategically important investments.
Giovanni regularly advises clients in a number of sectors - including real estate, healthcare, financial services, energy and infrastructure.
Italy
IL, US
Experience
Corporate M&A
Coesia Group's acquisition of COMAS
Giovanni advised Coesia Group in connection with its acquisition of COMAS S.p.A.*
Dover Corporation's acquisitions
Giovanni advised Dover Corporation in connection with its acquisitions of (i) JK Group S.p.A. and (ii) Ravaglioli S.p.A.*
Allianz Real Estate's acquisition of two buildings in Milan
Giovanni advised Allianz Real Estate in connection with the acquisition of two buildings in Milan from the Kensington Fund managed by Kryalos SGR.*
Allianz's acquisition of a portion of UnipolSai Assicurazioni
Giovanni advised Allianz S.p.A. in connection with its acquisition of a portion of the non-life insurance business of UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A.*
Qatar Holding's investment agreements for the Porta Nuova real estate projects in Milan
Giovanni advised Qatar Holding LLC in connection with its investment agreements for the Porta Nuova real estate projects in Milan (Italy), one of the most prestigious city center mixed-use developments in Europe, with a market value in excess of €2 billion.*
Coesia Group's acquisition of Oystar North America
Giovanni advised Coesia Group in connection with the acquisition of Oystar North America, Inc. from Oystar International GmbH, a company controlled by German private equity fund, Odewald & Compagnie.*
Enel's sale of Terna
Giovanni advised Enel S.p.A., Italy's leading electricity generation and distribution company, in connection with the sale of Enel's residual stake in Terna S.p.A., the operator of the Italian national electricity transmission grid, in a in a €281 million placement to international institutional investors.*
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana's acquisition of ING
Giovanni advised Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana (Grupo Sura) in connection with its acquisition of ING's Latin American pensions, life insurance and investment management operations in a transaction valued at approximately US$3.8 billion.*
International Chemical Investors Group's acquisitions
Giovanni advised the International Chemical Investors Group in connection with the acquisition of (i) Miteni S.p.A. from Mitsubishi and (ii) the Italian activities of the AstraZeneca Group.*
Chemial's acquisition
Giovanni advised Polynt S.p.A., an Italian chemical company, in connection with the acquisition of Chemial S.p.A.*
La Gaiana and Gabetti Property Solutions' reverse merger
Giovanni advised Gabetti Property Solutions in connection with its reverse merger with La Gaiana. The first reverse merger between two listed companies in Italy.*
Allianz's voluntary public tender offer
Giovanni advised Allianz AG in connection with its voluntary public tender offer on all of the outstanding shares of RAS and the subsequent merger of RAS into Allianz SE to form the first listed European Company on the DAXX 50.*
Private Equity
Pasubio Group's acquisition
Giovanni advised CVC Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of the Pasubio Group.*
TPG Special Situation Partners' acquisition of an Italian Real Estate fund
Giovanni advised TPG Special Situations Partners in connection with the acquisition from Tristan of all units in an Italian real estate fund holding a portfolio of Telecom real estate assets.*
Blackstone's acquisition of RCS MediaGroup's historical buildings
Giovanni advised Blackstone in connection with its acquisition of RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.'s historical buildings in Milan and headquarters of the Corriere della Sera newspaper.*
Blackstone's acquisition of a real estate portfolio from Immoselect
Giovanni advised Blackstone in connection with the acquisition of a real estate portfolio from Immoselect fund, Axa Immoselect fund managed by Axa Investment Manages Deutscheland.*
Capital Markets
Astaldi's €500 million and €100 issuances
Giovanni advised Astaldi in connection with its €500 million 7.125% senior notes issuance due 2020, and in connection with its additional €100 million 7.125% senior notes issuance due 2020.*
Snai's €320 million and €160 million issuances
Giovanni advised the initial purchasers in connection with Snai S.p.A.'s (i) €320 million 7.625% senior secured notes issuance due 2018 and (ii) €160 million 12.000% senior subordinated notes issuance due 2018.*
Fondiaria SAI's €1 billion rights issue
Giovanni advised Fondiaria SAI in connection with its €1 billion rights issue.*
InterXion Holding's US$265 million IPO
Giovanni advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc. as joint bookrunning managers and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, RBC Capital Markets Corporation, Piper Jaffray & Co., Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Jefferies & Company, Inc., Evercore Group L.L.C., Guggenheim Securities, LLC and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. as co-managers in connection with InterXion Holding N.V.'s US$265 million initial public offering of ordinary shares.*
Frac Tech Services' US$550 million issuance
Giovanni advised the initial purchasers in connection with Frac Tech Services, LLC's US$550 million 7.125% senior notes issuance due 2018.*
UniCredito Italiano's US Medium Term Note, Extendible Floating Rate Note and Commercial Paper programs
Giovanni advised UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. in connection with its US Medium Term Note, Extendible Floating Rate Note and Commercial Paper programs.*
*Prior to joining White & Case
