Umberto Hassan

Umberto’s recent experience includes advising:

• e& PPF Telecom Group B.V. on a multi-party transaction for a value of approximately €1.5 billion with United Group B.V. and Telekom Serbia involving, among other things, the acquisition by e& PPF Telecom Group B.V. of SBB, a lead cable television and broadband internet service provider in Serbia, and the subsequent sale of SBB’s direct-to-home business to Telekom Serbia
• A group of lenders in the comprehensive restructuring of Markbygden, Europe’s largest wind farm
• e& on multiple transactions including:
• its expansion into Central and Eastern Europe through an investment in a majority stake in PPF Telecom
• its acquisition of a 15% stake in Vodafone Group Plc and the entry into a relationship agreement with Vodafone providing for board representation as the largest shareholder
• Coca-Cola HBC AG in connection with its  acquisition of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt S.A.E. from its exiting shareholders, a The Coca-Cola Company and MAC Beverages Limited  
• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. on its merger with Peugeot S.A. and to create new company Stellantis N.V.
• An Ad Hoc Group of Convertible Bondholders of Arrival in the insolvency of the Arrival business, the marketing of the Arrival assets for sale by its administrator, and the credit bid for Arrival’s intellectual property assets

• EssilorLuxottica S.A. in its acquisition of a 76.72% interest in GrandVision N.V. from HAL Optical Investments B.V. for €5.5 billion
• The Sponsors of MilanoSesto Property Development, the largest urban regeneration project in Italy, on the restructuring of their investment
• BP plc in its agreement with Bridas Corporation to form a new integrated energy company, Pan American Energy Group, by combining their interests in the oil and gas producer Pan American Energy and the refiner and marketer Axion Energy in a cash-free transaction
• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. on the €5.8 billion sale of Magneti Marelli to Calsonic Kansei
• Doğuş Group on its sale of the Greek, Croatian and the UAE marina businesses of D-Marin to funds managed by CVC Capital Partners
• Ardea Partners as financial adviser to Generali in
• the combination of Generali's asset management business with Natixis’ asset management business in a 50/50 joint venture
• the acquisition by Generali Investments Holding of Conning Holdings Limited from Cathay Life
• Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE as financial adviser to National Bank of Greece in its definitive agreement for the divestment of 90.01% of Ethniki Insurance to CVC Capital Partners’ Fund VII for €505 million, including an “earn-out” payment of up to €120 million
• Ferrari in its US private placement of bonds for €300 million
• Barclays PLC, in its SEC registered offerings of senior, subordinated (Tier 2) and Additional Tier 1 bonds
• Standard Chartered PLC on several senior, subordinated and Tier 1 debt offerings pursuant to Rule 144a/Reg S
• Enel on its $3 billion and $5 billion 144A/Reg S bond offerings
• Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, in its sale of part of its stake in DONG Energy A/S
• Post NL N.V. in the takeover attempt by Bpost S.A.
• Royal Philips N.V. in its $400 million debt tender offer
• Carel Industries S.p.A on its €720 million IPO