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TDR Capital to Acquire Stake in Acqua & Sapone
- Client News
- June 26, 2024
Paul, Weiss advised investment funds managed by leading European private equity firm TDR Capital LLP on the M&A, debt financing, tax structuring and antitrust aspects of their acquisition of Acqua & Sapone from H.I.G. Capital and the founding Barbarossa family. Acqua & Sapone is Italy’s leading non-food discount retail brand selling a wide range of household and cosmetic products. H.I.G. and the founders will retain an equity stake in Acqua & Sapone. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to clearance by antitrust authorities.
The Paul, Weiss team is led by partners Will Aitken-Davies, Neel Sachdev, Timothy Lowe and Matthew Merkle, and includes corporate partners Rohan Dey and Nicolo Asciòne; and antitrust partner Annie Herdman and counsel Lauren O'Brien.