Linklaters has advised a group of arrangers and lenders in connection with the debt financing of KKR’s investment in Enilive, a subsidiary of Italian multinational energy company Eni S.p.A. which is listed on Borsa Italiana, for a total agreed consideration of €2.938 billion.
As a leader in the energy transition, Enilive aims to provide progressively decarbonised services and products in support of a sustainability-driven mobility transformation, using cutting-edge technologies and its global reach to position it at the forefront of the transition to cleaner energy solutions and contribute to Eni’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
The transaction brings together Eni’s proven ability to develop high-growth energy businesses and KKR’s expertise as a long-term investor with a strong track record in the energy and infrastructure sectors, further contributing to the growth of Enilive.
The Linklaters deal team was co-led out of London and Milan by Leveraged Finance partners Pathik Gandhi, Nick Syson, Angus Graham (all London) and Banking partner Diego Esposito and Corporate partner Pietro Belloni (both Milan).
They were supported by Banking counsel Marco Carrieri (Milan), and associates Millie Bidwill, Amrit Singh Gill, Zahra Paran (all London), Filippo Azzano, Corporate associate Andrea Serena and Tax associate Matteo Feliziani (all Milan).
