8 January 2026

Latham & Watkins Advises Buyer Consortium Led by HSG on Acquisition of Majority Stake in Golden Goose

M&A Consumer & Retail Expected to close England Italy United States

Advising firms

Deal team

26 lawyers named

Lawyer	Firm	Seniority	Practice	Office
Stefano Sciolla Lead	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	corporate	Milan
Stephen Shi Lead	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	corporate	Hong Kong
Jeff Lawlis Lead	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	capital markets	Milan
Paolo Bernasconi Lead	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	capital markets	Milan
Marcello Bragliani Lead	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	finance	Not stated
Charles Armstrong Lead	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	finance	London
Cesare Milani Lead	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	regulatory	Milan
Adrien Giraud Lead	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	antitrust	Paris
Ngoc Hulbig Lead	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	antitrust	Washington, D.C.
Giovanni Sandicchi	Latham & Watkins LLP	Partner	Not stated	Not stated
Andrea Stincardini	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	Not stated	Not stated
Nicola Occhipinti	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	Not stated	Not stated
Ryan Siu	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	Not stated	Not stated
Federica Ventura	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	Not stated	Not stated
Michele Vangelisti	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	capital markets	Not stated
Erika Brini Raimondi	Latham & Watkins LLP	Counsel	finance	Not stated
Francesca Parisini	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	finance	Not stated
Lorenzo Suzzi	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	finance	Not stated
Alexander David Law	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	finance	Not stated
Charlotte Hoggarth	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	finance	Not stated
Edoardo Cassinelli	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	regulatory	Not stated
Irene Terenghi	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	regulatory	Not stated
Giuseppe Liotine	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	antitrust	Not stated
María Martínez	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	antitrust	Not stated
Enno Mensching	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	antitrust	Not stated
Zhijin Liu	Latham & Watkins LLP	Associate	antitrust	Not stated

Stated terms

Stated value: Not stated
What the figure measures: Not stated
Client: Not stated
Counterparties: Golden Goose Group S.p.A. (Target)
Permira (Investor)
Carlyle (Investor)