The Carlyle Group's investment in Lynx
Giovanni advised credit funds of the Carlyle Group in connection with an investment in Lynx S.p.A., an Italian company specialized in the design and implementation of digital solutions, through the subscription of a senior secured bond and preferred equity instruments.*

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners' investment in the Venice Airport
Giovanni advised Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners in connection with its investment in the Venice Airport.*

Global Infrastructure Partners' acquisition of Italo
Giovanni advised Global Infrastructure Partners in connection with the acquisition of the Italian high-speed rail operator Italo (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori).*

The Carlyle Group and Investindustrial design partnership
Giovanni advised the Carlyle Group in connection with a partnership with Investindustrial to set up a design group that includes brands like Flos, B&B Italia, and Louis Poulsen, among others.*

Worthington Steel's acquisition of Sitem
Giovanni advised Worthington Steel, Inc.in connection with its acquisition of a controlling equity stake in Sitem S.p.A.*

Officine Maccaferri's sale to Ambienta
Giovanni advised credit funds of the Carlyle Group, Stellex Capital Management, and credit funds managed by Man Group's Man GLG in connection with the sale of Officine Maccaferri S.p.A., a global leader in civil and environmental engineering, to Ambienta.*

Carlyle Group's multiple investments and acquisitions
Giovanni advised the Carlyle Group also in connection with:

• its investment in Prima Assicurazioni S.p.A.;*
• the acquisition of a majority stake into the Italian irrigation company, OCMIS S.p.A. from the founders;*
• the sale of the entire corporate capital of Sneakers Maker S.p.A., an Italian company controlling the shoes and fashion brand "Golden Goose Deluxe Brand" to Permira;*
• the purchase of a majority stake into Forgital Italy S.p.A.;*
• the purchase of a majority stake into Golden Goose S.p.A.;* and
• the purchase of a majority stake into Comdata S.p.A.*

Clean Energy Fuels and Landi Renzo joint venture
Giovanni advised Clean Energy Fuels, an American listed company, in connection with a joint venture with the Italian listed company Landi Renzo S.p.A. through the combination of the respective natural gas compression businesses.*

Rekeep's sale of Sicura to Argos Wityu 
Giovanni advised Rekeep S.p.A., an Italian leader in the cleaning services, in connection with the sale of Sicura S.p.A., to the private equity fund Argos Wityu.*

Ardian's acquisition of US Pharma Lab
Giovanni advised Biofarma, a portfolio company of Ardian, in connection with the acquisition of US Pharma Lab from the founding shareholders and the rollover of such founding shareholders into the Italian holding company.*

Farfetch's acquisition of New Guards Group 
Giovanni advised Farfetch Limited in connection with the acquisition of the Italian fashion group, New Guards Group S.p.A., which controls certain top fashion brands, such as Off-White, Marcelo Burlon County of Milan or Palms Angels.*

TA Associates' acquisitions 
Giovanni advised TA Associates in connection with:

• the acquisition of the Italian software company List S.p.A. from the founding shareholders;* and
• the acquisition of the Italian company Surfaces Technological Abrasives S.p.A. from Astorg private equity and the managers.*

CVC Capital Partners' acquisition of Sisal Group
Giovanni advised CVC Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of Sisal Group from private equity funds Permira, Apax and Clessidra.*

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Fund's investment in Ital Gas Storage
Giovanni advised Sandstone Holding B.V. and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Fund in connection with their investment into Ital Gas Storage S.p.A., for the development of a gas storage plant in northern Italy.*

Ital Gas Storage's sale to F2i 
Giovanni advised Sandstone Holding B.V., Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Fund, and Whysol Investments in connection with the two-step sale of Ital Gas Storage S.p.A. to funds managed by F2i.*

Coesia Group's multiple acquisitions 
Giovanni advised Coesia Group, a global provider of automated machinery and solutions to the consumer goods, healthcare, cosmetics and tobacco industries, in connection with:

• the acquisition of IPI S.r.l., an Italian company leader in the production of packaging machineries and materials;*
• the acquisition of Emmeci S.p.A., an Italian company leader in the production of packaging machineries for luxury boxes;*
• the acquisition of Swedish logistics provider Flexlink Holding AB from AAC Capital Partners and the management team;*
• the acquisition of the tobacco and instrumentation business from MOLINS PLC;* and
• the acquisition of G.F. S.p.A., an Italian company producing innovative packaging machineries for the pharmaceutical industry.*

Textron's acquisition of Pipistrel
Giovanni advised Textron in connection with the acquisition of the entire share capital of the Italian and Slovenian group Pipistrel, which operates in the drones-airplanes sector.*

Sent Entertainment's acquisition of Como 1907 Football Club 
Giovanni advised Sent Entertainment Ltd. in connection with the acquisition of Como 1907 S.r.l., the company operating the football club Como 1907, which is the football team of the Municipality of Como.*

*Prior to joining White & Case