White & Case advises banks on HLD’s financings

Global law firm White & Case advised a banking syndicate, led by BNP PARIBAS, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Société Générale as global coordinators and active bookrunners, on HLD’s inaugural €300 million bond issue maturing in 2030.

The bonds bear an annual interest rate of 4.125% and are admitted to trading on the non-regulated market of EuroMTF. The proceeds of the issue will be used for HLD’s general corporate purposes including the refinancing of senior unsecured bonds due in 2026.

White & Case also advised a pool of five banks including BNP PARIBAS, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Société Générale, Natixis and Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, as arrangers and lenders, on the establishment of HLD’s €100 million syndicated Revolving Credit Facility.

Founded in 2010 by a group of entrepreneurs, HLD is a European investment group established in Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Italy. It is dedicated to supporting management teams to build leading companies in their field. With more than €4 billion in assets under management, HLD supports 22 companies with an average annual growth of over 10 percent.

The White & Case team which advised on HLD’s inaugural bond issue was led by partners Thomas Le Vert and Boris Kreiss (both Paris) and included partners Max Turner (Paris) and Guilhèm Becvort (Luxembourg), local partner Willem Van de Wiele (Brussels & Luxembourg) and associates Romain Bruno (Paris), Sara Ben Othmen (Brussels & Luxembourg), Arnaud Marquet and Ignacio Martinez (both Luxembourg). The team which advised on the establishment of HLD’s syndicated Revolving Credit Facility was led by partner Raphaël Richard (Paris) and included local partner Willem Van de Wiele (Brussels & Luxembourg), counsel Kevin Boyero (Paris) and associates Phillippine Chinaud (Paris) and Cassandre Dhoore (Brussels).

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