Fernand
Arsanios

Represented Ardian in the sale of its 40% stake in Argon & Co. to Bridgepoint.

Represented Banque Palatine, as agent and security agent, and a syndicate of leading lenders on the €168m financing of PullUp Entertainment.

Represented Manutan Holding SAS in connection with a financing made available by BNP Paribas, Banque Populaire Rives de Paris, Crédit Industriel et Commercial, Crédit Lyonnais, and Société to support the acquisition by its subsidiary, Manutan International, of UK-based West Moorland 220 Limited from Findel Education Group.

Represented Etix Everywhere Holding France SAS on its unitranche financing made available by Zencap Asset Management.

Represented Banque Palatine, as agent and security agent, alongside Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Arkea Banque, Caisse d’Epargne Ile-de-France and Banque Populaire Rives de Paris, on a financing made available to Compagnie Française des Transports Régionaux.

Represented White Peaks Capital in connection with a unitranche financing for Homeland to support multiple acquisitions and a refinancing.

Represented Axway Software SA in the financing of its acquisition of core Sopra Banking Software activities from Sopra Steria Group.

Represented Voltalia on several financings including its 2024 sustainability-linked €294m financing with BNP Paribas, CACIB, Natixis as MLAs.

Represented PGIM on the LBO financing made available to Gallant for purposes of the acquisition of two targets.

Represented Messika Group on its financing to support its global expansion strategy.

Represented Banque Populaire Rives de Paris and a pool of lenders on a syndicated financing provided to the SVR Group to refinance existing debt and support general corporate purposes.

Represented Centre Azuréen de Cancérologie in securing its LBO financing by way of a senior bank debt and a mezzanine debt from Andera Acto.

Represented Andera Partners (Acto) on multiple LBO financings, including the acquisitions of CDS Group and ADF Group, with complex flex equity structuring alongside other co-investors such as Siparex and Société Générale Capital Partenaires.

Represented IMDEV Imagerie Développement on a €100m+ unitranche financing arranged by ICG.

Represented LBO France in connection with the financing of its minority investment in Mazarine.

Represented NewGen Holding and Montefiore Investment on a unitranche financing from Pricoa Private Capital to refinance the take-private of Generix Group.

Represented Spring Holding in a €225 million syndicated loan arranged by BNP Paribas and others to finance the take private acquisition of Manutan.

Represented Almerys (via Heka Invest) in a €200m+ unitranche facility arranged by Barings.

Represented Batibig in connection with a leveraged buyout financed through a syndicated loan arranged by BNP Paribas.

Represented CREI Capital on the project financing of telecom tower deployment in the Philippines and subsequently and the sale of the towers portfolio.

Represented EBRD on various intra-bank financings to support local environmental and sustainability projects.

Represented UI Investissement and the founders on the LBO financing of Proxiad.

Represented Delsey in its largest trade financing transaction.

Represented creditors and sponsors over the course of the past 20 years on more than €40bn in financing transactions.

Represented IFC on a Middle East financing for the construction of an environmentally sustainable plant.

Represented EBRD in a series of financings across several jurisdictions in East Europe and East Asia, including:

- the €100+ million Saran solar plant project (awarded “Solar Deal of the Year – Central Asia” by EMEA Finance).

- the construction and operation of two solar farms and one wind park totaling over 150MW in capacity.

- the development of a 100MW solar farm.

Represented Permira Credit on the financing of Oakley Capital’s acquisition of two real estate digital platforms.

Represented Sparring Capital on the LBO financing of Pure Trade.

Represented Banque Palatine in the LBO financing of a transport company by Cube Infrastructure.

Represented CACIB, Société Générale and Natixis on the tender offer financing for Club Med.

Represented CACIB, ING, BNP Paribas and others on the €5.4 billion financing of Rexel SA’s acquisition of Hagemeyer.