Costa Edutainment has announced a new corporate structure with DeA Capital Alternative Funds Sgr raising its 18% stake to 30%, through the subscription of a 20M capital increase. The transaction was financed with a 105M loan granted by a pool of banks led by Banco BPM and comprising Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Banca Passadore, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Credit Agricole Italia and BPER Corporate & Investment Banking.
Our firm advised the Costa group with a multidisciplinary team co-headed by partners Margherita Santoiemma and Andrea Taurozzi, respectively for the corporate and M&A and finance aspects of the transaction, and composed of senior associate Andrea Cecchi and associates Giulia Mescolini, Margherita Del Deo, Francesco Senesi and trainee Elia Cossu Lunesu. Tax profiles were handled by the team led by partner Ottavia Alfano, with partner Paolo Ruggiero and associate Filippo Maria Mariani.