"DeA Capital's Taste of Italy 2 Acquires Majority Stake in Fine Food Group"

**Law Firms and Their Roles in the Transaction** Several law firms participated in the transaction, assisting the involved parties. Baker McKenzie and Pavia e Ansaldo advised DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR, Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici assisted Europe Capital Partners VII and other sellers, Simmons & Simmons supported the founder Fabrizio Fasulo, and Ashurst provided legal assistance to the financing entities. **Transaction Overview** Taste of Italy 2, a private equity fund managed by DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR specializing in the agri-food sector, acquired a majority stake in Fine Food Group from Europe Capital Partners VII. Fine Food Group is an Italian player in the distribution of high-quality Tex-Mex, American, and Fusion cuisine products. The transaction included the reinvestment of Fine Food Group’s founder and CEO, Fabrizio Fasulo, who will continue to lead the company. The operation was financed by Banca Ifis (also acting as agent bank), Banco BPM, and Merito SGR through its first fund, Merito Private Debt. **Lawyers Involved in the Transaction** - **Baker McKenzie**: - Partner Paolo Ghiglione (lead) - Counsel Chiara Marinozzi - Associate Giacomo Lamperti - Partner Carlo de Vito Piscicelli and Senior Associate Edoardo Filiberto Roversi (banking aspects) - Partners Francesco Pisciotta and Davide Chiesa (tax aspects) - Senior Counsel Alessia Raimondo (labor aspects) - **Pavia e Ansaldo**: - Partner Filippo Fioretti (lead) - Counsel Maria Rosaria Raspanti - Senior Associate Nicolò Cagnato - Junior Associate Pierpaolo Morgera Rapolla (antitrust aspects) - **Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici**: - Equity Partner Andrea Giardino (lead) - Partner Filippo Sola - Senior Associate Gianmarco Melillo - Junior Associate Angela Menon - Managing Associate Matteo Colavolpe and Associate Raffaele Mollo (financing aspects) - **Simmons & Simmons**: - Managing Associate Paolo Guarneri (lead for reinvestment aspects) - Associate Martina Scottà - Partner Marco Palanca and Supervising Associate Luca Bocchetti (tax aspects) - **Ashurst**: - Partner Riccardo Rossi, Associate Marco Sangiorgi, and Trainee Silvia Mattioli (senior financing aspects) - Partner Annalisa Santini and Senior Associate Nicola Baresi (mezzanine financing aspects) - Partner Michele Milanese, Associate Leonardo Sabatini, and Trainees Irene Tedeschi and Pier Paolo Capponi (tax aspects)

"DeA Capital's Taste of Italy 2 Acquires Majority Stake in Fine Food Group"

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