{"id":15605,"date":"2025-03-17T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loan-agency.eu\/las-supports-protos\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T18:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:49:49","slug":"las-supports-protos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loan-agency.eu\/en\/las-supports-protos\/","title":{"rendered":"LAS supports Protos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/loan-agency.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/logo-protos-head.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15602 lazyload\" style=\"width:414px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/loan-agency.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/logo-protos-head.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15602 lazyload\" style=\"width:414px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loan-agency.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/logo-protos-head.png 402w, https:\/\/loan-agency.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/logo-protos-head-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Loan Agency Services acted as the Security Agent in the financing obtained by Protos S.p.A., a leading independent technical consultancy firm, with a team led by Equity Partner <a href=\"https:\/\/loan-agency.eu\/en\/our-team\/\">Domitilla de Nucci<\/a>, supported by Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/loan-agency.eu\/en\/our-team\/\">Tatiana Iaizzo<\/a>, Associate <a href=\"https:\/\/loan-agency.eu\/en\/our-team\/\">Giammarco Panunzi<\/a> and Analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/loan-agency.eu\/en\/our-team\/\">Gaetano Fioretti<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transaction involved the acquisition of a controlling stake in Protos by H.I.G. Capital, in partnership with the current management team of the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The buyer was advised by the law firm Pavia e Ansaldo, with a team led by Partner Alberto Bianco, covering all M&amp;A and corporate aspects related to the due diligence and contractual matters. Partner Francesco Vitella was involved in the labor law aspects of the transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H.I.G. was also supported by Advant Nctm for all aspects related to the financing, with a team coordinated by Partner Giovanni de\u2019 Capitani di Vimercate and Counsel Bianca Macrina, and for the tax due diligence, with a team led by Partner Emidio Cacciapuoti and Counsel Davide Massiglia. The structure of the transaction was handled by Spada Partners, with a team led by Partner Guido Sazbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legance advised Protos and the selling shareholders on all legal and tax aspects related to the sale and reinvestment, with a team led by Partners Gian Paolo Tagariello and Claudia Gregori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transaction was financed through a senior unitranche loan provided by Capza, a pan-European private capital platform focused on small and medium-sized companies, with assistance from a team at Orrick coordinated by Partner Marina Balzano and Of Counsel Giulio Asquini. It was also financed through a super senior loan provided by Cr\u00e9dit Agricole Italia, advised by Chiomenti with a team led by Partners Davide D\u2019Affronto and Nicholas Lasagna, Counsel Maria Ilaria Griffo and Fraser Wood, and coordinated by Of Counsel Maurizio Fresca for the tax aspects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loan Agency Services acted as the Security Agent in the financing obtained by Protos S.p.A., a leading independent technical consultancy firm, with a team led by Equity Partner Domitilla de Nucci, supported by Manager Tatiana Iaizzo, Associate Giammarco Panunzi and Analyst Gaetano Fioretti. 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