Hugo Nocerino is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Paris. Hugo is mainly involved in French and international M&A and private equity transactions, for listed or non-listed groups or investment funds.
Admitted to the Paris Bar, Hugo graduated from a Professional Master 2 in Business Law and Tax from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne / HEC and of a Professional Master 2 in Financial Management and Tax from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Experience
- IK Partners on the sale of Ascentiel Groupe, a leading digital insurance brokerage platform, to Cobepa
- IK Partners on the sale of its stake in Mademoiselle Desserts, a leading European manufacturer of frozen pastries, to the Emmi Group
- OpenGate Capital on its sale of portfolio company Fiven to Kymera International
- Syntagma in its acquisition of Lennox International’s European commercial HVAC and refrigeration businesses.
- Syntagma in its acquisition of Erasteel.
- Syntagma in its acquisition of Nexans’ Telecom Systems business.
- Syntagma in the acquisition of a significant part of Imerys.
- IK Partners on the sale of Exxelia to Heico.
- CDC on its investment in Euroclear.
- PAI Partners on the sale of Perstorp to Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad.
- IK Partners on its minority investment in Safic-Alcan.
- OpenGate Capital on the sale of EverZinc to U.S Zinc.
- TA Associates on its investment in the Foncia group.
- IK Partners on its investment in Vivalto Santé.
- PAI Partners in connection with its $3.3 billion acquisition of Tropicana, Naked and Other Select Juice Brands Across North America and Europe from PepsiCo, the leading US-based global food, snack, and beverage corporation.
- Ardian on the sale of Solina, the leading European manufacturer of ingredient and seasoning blends for the food industry, to Astorg.
- CVC Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Cooper Consumer Health from Charterhouse Capital Partners.
- IK Investment Partners, through its IK Small Cap II Fund, on its acquisition of a majority stake in LSA Courtage, a leading French online insurance brokerage platform.
- Arkema on the sale of its PMMA business to Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber.
- PAI Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Euro Ethnic Foods (EEF), the company which owns and operates the grocery section of leading food retailer Grand Frais.
- Sagard on the acquisition of the Sterimed Group from Meeschaert Capital Partners.
- Elior Group, a global leader in contract and concession catering and support services, in the sale of its concessions catering business, Areas, to PAI Partners for €1.54 billion.
- Sagard on the acquisition of Vulcain Ingénierie alongside Equistone Partners Europe, Nixen Partners and Initiative & Finance.
- OpenGate Capital on its acquisition of Saint-Gobain's silicon carbide division.
- OpenGate Capital on its sale of Nakan, a global PVC compounding solutions business headquartered in France to Westlake Chemical Corporation.
- PAI Partners on the GP-led transaction of its participation in Perstorp, a global leader in specialty chemicals.
- Mademoiselle Desserts (portfolio company of IK Investment Partners) on its acquisition of Pâtisserie Michel Kremer.
- PAI Partners on the acquisition alongside Baring Private Equity Asia of World Freight Company International, the global leader in the General Sales and Service Agent market.
Credentials
Education
Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master II Tax and Business Law, 2011 Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master II Financial Management and Tax, 2010