Safran €2.25 billion credity facility

4/12/2015
Financing

€ 2.52 billion

$ 2.663 billion

Completed

4/12/2015


Overview:

  • French multinational aircraft engine, aerospace, and security company Safran successfully negotiated a €2.25 billion credit facility from a syndicate of banks. 
  • The facility was to refinance existing lines of credit. 
  • Crédit Agricole CIB acted as agent.
  • BNP Paribas, Crédit lndustriel et Commercial, Crédit Agricole, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Natixis, Banco Santander and Société Générale CIB, Citibank International, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC France, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Chartered Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited, acted as arrangers.

John Crabb - Journalist 

Jurisdiction:

France

Deal type:

Financing

Practice area:

Banking

Governing law:

France

Industry sectors:

Technology and telecommunications
Aviation


Firms:

Party: Safran (Borrower)


Party: BNP Paribas (Security agent)

Party: Crédit Industriel et Commercial (Arranger)

Party: Crédit Agricole (Arranger)

Party: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Arranger)

Party: Natixis (Arranger)

Party: Banco Santander (Arranger)

Party: Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (Arranger)

Party: Citibank (Arranger)

Party: Commerzbank AG (Arranger)

Party: Deutsche Bank (Arranger)

Party: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) (Arranger)

Party: Standard Chartered (Arranger)

Party: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Arranger)

Party: HSBC France (Arranger)