Ashurst and ADVANT Nctm advise on financing for Bravo Capital Partners III’s acquisition of Infoteam and creation of Exelia

"Ashurst advised investor Eurazeo on the financing that supports the acquisition of Italian IT firm Infoteam by Bravo Capital Partners III (with advisor Bravo Invest), while ADVANT Nctm represented the sponsor. Infoteam—specialising in IT infrastructure (datacenters), cybersecurity & compliance (including NIS2) and niche proprietary solutions—has been acquired into a new group called Exelia, intended to become a leading Italian provider of high‑value IT services for healthcare, critical infrastructure managers and local public administration; Infoteam’s founder reinvested in Exelia. The debt financing was arranged by Eurazeo (using its managed debt funds) with Aether acting as agent/security agent; EY advised on the financing structure and a notary handled closing formalities. Key law firms’ teams on the deal were led by Riccardo Rossi (Ashurst) and Giuseppe Buono (ADVANT Nctm)."

Law firms Ashurst and ADVANT Nctm participated in the transaction: Ashurst acted for the lender/financing side (Eurazeo) and ADVANT Nctm acted for the sponsor (Bravo Capital Partners III). Brief transaction description: Bravo Capital Partners III, with support from advisor Bravo Invest, acquired Infoteam through a new platform called Exelia. Eurazeo organised and provided the acquisition financing via its debt funds, with Aether appointed as agent and security agent. Infoteam is an established Italian IT company active in datacenter infrastructure, cybersecurity & compliance (including NIS2) and niche proprietary solutions. The deal creates Exelia, which aims to become a leading Italian provider of high-value IT consulting and services for healthcare, critical infrastructure operators and local public administrations; the founder of Infoteam reinvested alongside Bravo in Exelia. Lawyers from the participating law firms (seniority and practice area as reported): - Ashurst - Riccardo Rossi — Partner; led Ashurst’s team on the financing documentation and related legal aspects (finance/transactional). - Giuseppe Murano — Associate; supported on the financing documentation (finance/transactional). - Camilla Rinaldi — Trainee; supported on the financing documentation (finance/transactional). - Michele Milanese — Partner; handled tax matters (tax). - Leonardo Sabatini — Associate; supported on tax matters (tax). - ADVANT Nctm - Giuseppe Buono — Partner; led ADVANT Nctm’s team in negotiating the financing documentation and other legal aspects (sponsor counsel / finance). - Davide Brollo — Senior Associate; assisted on negotiation of the financing documentation (sponsor counsel / finance). - Carlo Grignani — Partner; handled Corporate/M&A matters (corporate/M&A). - Debora Amati — Associate; assisted on Corporate/M&A matters (corporate/M&A).

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Ashurst and ADVANT Nctm advise on financing for Bravo Capital Partners III’s acquisition of Infoteam and creation of Exelia

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