PwC Legal Ukraine and Linklaters have advised Guala Closures S.p.A. on the issue of bonds for EUR 455 million, maturing in 2024 and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Latham & Watkins assisted Credit Suisse, Banca IMI, Barclays, UniCredit, Banca Akros, and KKR Capital Markets on the deal.
PwC Legal Ukraine assisted on Ukrainian-law related matters, while Linklaters was the lead legal advisor to Guala Closures on the bonds issue.
Guala Closures is an Italian-based multinational producer of non-refillable and aluminum closures for spirits, beverages, food, and pharmaceuticals. The company operates in five continents with 25 production facilities and a commercial structure present in more than 100 countries, including Ukraine.
The PwC Legal Ukraine team was led by Head of Transactions Oleksandra Kostrytsia under the supervision of Partner Alexey Katasonov. The team included Senior Associates Artur Chepenko and Nadiya Nazarchuk.
Linklaters’ team consisted of London-based Partner Mark Hageman and Associates Patrick McKeown and Thomas Killeen, Milan-based Managing Partner Andrea Arosio, Partners Mauro Messi and Roberto Gianelli, Counsels Linda Taylor and Ugo Orsini, Senior Associate Cesare Silvani, Managing Associate Diego Esposito, Associates Marco Carrieri and Francesco Eugenio Pasello, and Trainees Laura Tarenzi, Filippo Azzano, and Filippo Nola.
The Latham & Watkins team included Milan-based Partners Jeffrey Lawlis, Marcello Bragliani, and Antonio Coletti, and Associates Joseph Nance, Cesare Milani, Alessia De Coppi, Guido Bartolomei, Erika Brini Raimondi, and Camillo Di Donato; London-based Partner Mohamed Nurmohamed and Associates Manoj Bhundia and Siobhan Kennedy; and Paris-based Associate Roberto Reyes Gaskin.
Editor's Note: After this article was published Redcliffe Partners informed CEE Legal Matters that it had assisted Latham & Watkins with Ukrainian law issues. The firm's team consisted of Associates Evgeniy Vazhynskiy and Olesia Mykhailenko and Junior Associate Eduard Olentsevych.
