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A&O advising CVC on the financing of its acquisition of Neolith

A cross-border team from Allen & Overy is advising CVC Capital Partners VIII, a global private equity platform, on the financing of its acquisition of Neolith Group (“Neolith”), the global leader in sintered stone surfaces with business in over 100 countries. Neolith has been controlled by Investindustrial and its founders, the Esteve Family, until now.

Neolith, pioneer in the creation of sintered stone, leads the ongoing process of transformation in the stone surfaces industry with innovative and sustainable solutions that combine design and functionality for a wide range of applications; from kitchens, bathrooms and designer furniture to building façades and coverings for the most cutting-edge architecture projects.

The A&O team in London was led by leveraged finance partner Neil Sinha and senior associate Nick Hallam with associates Jocelyn Ho and Dhruv Mairal. The Madrid team was led by partner Ignacio Ruiz-Camara with senior associate Sara Sanz, associate Joan Carbonell and trainee Maria Ramos; and in Luxembourg, partner Henri Wagner, counsel Andreas Hommel, associate Inès Bejaoui and trainee Serge Ilioukhine.