Everest launch by Vam Investments and the advising law firms

DWF advised Vam Investments and Everest; Legance advised on transaction structure and tax matters; Cerina Studio Legale assisted the founders; LawaL Legal & Tax Advisory advised the shareholders of Garolfi; Avvocatidiimpresa and Studio Della Volta advised the shareholders of Starter Energy; L&B Partners Avvocati Associati STA advised the shareholders of Solarys; CS & Associati and Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici assisted Europe Capital Partners VII in connection with Omnia Energy 3; Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati advised Omnia Immobiliare and Stephane and Nicolas Moretti; Orrick advised the lending banks and Crédit Agricole Italia as agent bank. Transaction description Vam Investments, a private equity operator focused on buyouts and consolidation platforms, has closed the acquisition of five Italian companies active in the design, installation and operation of power generation and HVAC systems for corporate clients: Garolfi, Starter Energy, Guidi Impianti, Solarys and Omnia Energy 3. The combination of these businesses establishes the Everest group, a platform intended to become the national leader in services to enterprises for the energy transition. The financing for the transaction was arranged by a syndicate of banks, with Banco BPM, Crédit Agricole Italia, Intesa Sanpaolo, Banca Ifis, BPER Banca, Cherry Bank and Banca Sella acting as mandated lead arrangers, bookrunners and lenders and Crédit Agricole Italia serving as agent bank. Legal teams and participating lawyers DWF represented Vam Investments and Everest with a team composed by: Luca Cuomo (partner and head of Corporate, M&A and Private Equity), Giacomo Romiti (counsel), Alberto Sieli (senior associate), Giulia Santi (associate), Natale Galluzzo (associate), Maria Caterina Signorini (associate) and Federica Boscolo (associate). Gianni Vettorello and his team handled the banking financing profiles and Giorgio Manca and his team handled the labour law profiles. Legance represented Vam Investments and Everest on structure, tax due diligence and other fiscal aspects with a team composed by: Andrea Silvestri (senior partner), Paolo Ronca (senior counsel), Michele Barcellona (senior associate) and Carlo Donnini (associate). Cerina Studio Legale represented the founders of Everest with Paolo Cerina. LawaL Legal & Tax Advisory represented the shareholders of Garolfi with a team composed by: Marco Pallucchini Wrede (partner), Roberta Mollica (partner) and Emanuele Francesco Rizzuti (associate). Avvocatidiimpresa represented the shareholders of Starter Energy with a team composed by: Alberto Calvi di Coenzo (partner). Studio Della Volta represented the shareholders of Starter Energy on financial and tax matters with a team composed by: Paolo Della Volta (name partner). L&B Partners Avvocati Associati STA represented the shareholders of Solarys with a team composed by: Davide Pelloso (partner), Riccardo Marini (counsel) and Salvatore Cuomo (associate). CS & Associati coordinated activities for Europe Capital Partners VII in connection with the sale of the interest in Omnia Energy 3. Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici represented Europe Capital Partners VII in relation to the disposal of the stake in Omnia Energy 3 with a team composed by: Andrea Giardino (equity partner), Filippo Sola (partner) and Marina Orlando (associate). Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati represented Omnia Immobiliare and Stephane and Nicolas Moretti with a team composed by: Yuri Zugolaro (partner), Lorenzo Destro (associate partner) and Davide Rubino (counsel). Orrick represented the mandated lead arrangers, bookrunners and financing banks — Banco BPM, Crédit Agricole Italia, Intesa Sanpaolo, Banca Ifis, BPER Banca, Cherry Bank and Banca Sella — and Crédit Agricole Italia as agent bank, with a team composed by: Marina Balzano (partner), Giulio Asquini (of counsel), Claudia Loriggio (associate) and Elisa Zaccaria (trainee).

Everest launch by Vam Investments and the advising law firms

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