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.
Hugo has been named one of the Private Equity Rising Stars 2022 by Law.com International, the award recognizing the top 25 private equity lawyers in Europe under the age of 40. Chambers France 2025 has also recognized him as “Up and Coming” in Private Equity : Mid-Market with a client noting that “ Not only does Hugo have strong legal skills and commitment, but he also approaches the case in an operational and transactional manner, providing solutions rather than problems.”
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