Milbank Advises on Financing for L. Catterton’s €1.4B Acquisition of KIKO

Milbank LLP represented the financing sources in connection with L. Catterton’s €1.4 billion acquisition of KIKO. Milbank represented the initial purchasers in connection with the offering by Duomo BidCo S.p.A. of €500 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2031 and an €85 million revolving credit facility.

KIKO, a leading Italian beauty brand with a global retail footprint of approximately 1,100 stores, offers a diverse portfolio of high-quality makeup, skincare and haircare products under the “KIKO Milano” brand. 

The Milbank team was led by European Leveraged Finance/Capital Markets partners Rebecca Marques, Laura Bonamis and Suhrud Mehta, with associates Cheyne Cudby, James Szauer, Katherine Williams and Matteo Bonacina and trainee Irene Vazquez Scortti.