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    Umberto Hassan

    European Counsel

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    London

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    Umberto Hassan is a member of Sullivan & Cromwell’s General Practice Group. Umberto has experience in a broad range of practice areas including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and leveraged finance and restructuring. Umberto represents clients across a range of industries, including telecommunications, energy, consumer & retail, automotive and financial services. In his cross-border M&A experience, Umberto advised preeminent European and Middle Eastern clients on some of their most significant and transformational M&A transactions.

    Umberto was named global 'Rising Star' by IFLR (Europe 2025).

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    Umberto Hassan Named ‘Rising Star’ at IFLR Europe Awards

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    Experience

    Experience

    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.

    • 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
    • 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
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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    • Rising Star by IFLR (Europe, 2025)
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    News

    News

    • S&C Represents e& in First In-Depth Conditional Merger Clearance Under EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation

      September 24, 2024
    • S&C Advises e& in Its Expansion Into Central and Eastern Europe Through Investment in Majority Stake in PPF Telecom

      August 1, 2023
    • S&C Advises e& on the Formation of a Strategic Relationship with Vodafone

      May 11, 2023
    • S&C Advises e& on Acquisition of 9.8% Stake in Vodafone

      May 19, 2022
    • S&C Advises on Acquisition of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt

      August 16, 2021
    • S&C Advises Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in $60 Billion Merger with Peugeot

      January 25, 2021
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • Stanford Law School, LL.M., 2015
    • Universita Degli Studi di Milano, Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza, 2013

    Bar Admissions

    • England and Wales
    • New York

    Languages

    • French
    • Italian
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • General Practice
    • Capital Markets
    • Europe
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Middle East
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