Mr. Benedict's representative transactions include advising:

Equity Capital Markets

• Jumia Technologies AG, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, in connection with its US$243.2 million capital increase and “at the market” offering (the first US ATM offering of a German company).
• Joint Global Coordinators and Underwriters to AVEVA Group plc, the global leader in industrial software, in connection with AVEVA’s fully underwritten rights issue to raise gross proceeds of approximately £2.835 billion through the issue of 125,739,796 new ordinary shares at an issue price of £22.55 per Right Issue Share making it the largest UK rights issue of 2020
• On recent accelerated book-build equity transactions and UK cash box financings in 2020 for Hays plc (€200 million), Assura plc (€185 million), JD Wetherspoon plc (£141 million), Polypipe Group plc (£120 million), Diversified Gas & Oil plc (US$86 million), IWG plc (£320 million), Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc (£133.4 million), SIG plc (€165 million), The Unite Group plc (£300 million), Taylor Wimpey plc (£522 million), Aston Martin Lagonda plc (£152 million), and Zealand Pharma (DKK657.7 million).
• Sanlorenzo S.p.A. in connection with its Initial Public Offering and listing on the STAR segment of the MTA of Borsa Italiana.
• The Joint Global Coordinators and the Joint Bookrunners in connection with the €2 billion (plus up to €302 million greenshoe) initial public offering of leading Italian paytech company, Nexi S.p.A., on Borsa Italiana.
• Solarpack in connection with its €100 million Initial Public Offering on the Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, and Valencia Stock Exchanges (Spanish Stock Exchanges).
• Piovan S.p.A. in connection with its €156 million Global Initial Public Offering listed on the Mercato Telematico Azionario, organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
• The Joint Global Coordinators in connection with the creation of SPAXS, the first Italian SPAC, promoted by Corrado Passera and Andrea Clamer, to manage a vehicle operating in the banking and financial industry, which is going to be listed on AIM Italia. Spaxs is the first SPAC in Italy with a specific focus on the financial sector and it aims at financing Italian SMEs as well as entering the Italian NPL market.
• The Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in connection with the Initial Public Offering of ordinary shares of Gamenet Group S.p.A. on the Mercato Telematico Azionario, organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
• Unieuro S.p.A., an Italian consumer electronics retail chain, in connection with its Initial Public Offering listed on the STAR segment of the Mercato Telematico Azionario, organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
• OVS S.p.A., a leading Italian apparel, household items, fragrances, and toys retailer, in its €414 million Initial Public Offering listed on the Mercato Telematico Azionario, organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
• Moncler S.p.A., the Italian designer of luxury winter jackets, in connection with its €681.3 million Initial Public Offering (Rule 144A/Reg. S) listed on on the Mercato Telematico Azionario, organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
• J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas in a series of debt offerings and liability management transactions as well as an SEC-registered offering of rights for share warrants and pay-in-kind notes involving Central European Media Enterprise (CME), including issuances of €104 million of 11.625% Senior Notes due 2016 by CME and €70 million 9.0% Senior Secured notes due 2017 by CET 21, a subsidiary of CME, and tender offers for and consent solicitations and repurchases by CME of certain of its existing convertible and high yield bonds.
• Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A., in connection with its €378.9 million Global Initial Public Offering (Rule 144A/Reg. S) listed on the Mercato Telematico Azionario, organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
• The Joint Global Coordinators, J.P. Morgan, Banca IMI, and Mediobanca, in connection with the €8 billion capital increase and rights offering by Enel S.p.A.

Debt Capital Markets

• The Underwriters in connection with the issuance by Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure of US$100 million of its 4.00% Green Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025, and in connection with a follow-on offering of 5,069,200 ordinary shares on the NASDAQ for US$167.3 million.
• The Initial Purchasers in connection with Mytilineos Financial Partners S.A.’s 2.5% Senior Notes due 2024.
• Goldman Sachs in connection with a high yield offering (Rule 144A/Reg. S) by AS Roma Football Club of €275 million aggregate principal amount of 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2024.
• Eni S.p.A. in the issuance on the US market of:
  • A fixed rate bond with a 10 year maturity for a total principal amount of US$1 billion.
  • A dual tranche fixed rate bond with maturities of 5 and 10 years for a total principal amount of US$2 billion.

•  Unicredit S.p.A. in the issuance on the US market of: 
  • A US$1.5 billion Tier 2 Instrument as part of its US global MTN Program.
  • US$3 billion Senior Non-Preferred Notes due 2023 as part of its US global Medium Term Note Program.
  • US$1.25 billion 3.750% Notes due 2022 and US$750 million 4.625% Notes due 2027, for an aggregate value of US$ 2 billion. The Notes represent the inaugural  transaction under the newly established US$30 billion global MTN Program.
  • US$1 billion Tier 2 instrument with an innovative callable structure. The Notes represent the first subordinated transaction under the newly established US$30 billion global MTN Program.

• The Joint Bookrunners in the high yield issuance of €225 million Floating Rate Notes due 2023 listed on the Luxemburg Stock Exchange by Gamenet Group S.p.A.. The proceeds of the issuance were used to finance the acquisition of 100% of GoldBet S.r.l.
• The Initial Purchasers, in the high yield issuance of €7.3 billion (equivalent) Senior Secured Notes, in a combination of euro-denominated Fixed and Floating Rate Notes and dollar-denominated Fixed and Floating Rate Notes by Wind Tre S.p.A., a company created through the JV between Wind Telecomunicazioni and 3 Italia by CK Hutchison.