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Publicis Groupe €2 billion credit facility

1/7/2015
Financing
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€ 2 billion

$ 2.088 billion

Completed

1/7/2015

Overview:

  • French media company Publicis Groupe took a €2 billion multicurrency revolving credit facility. 
  • The new credit facility will replace the existing €1.2 billion revolving credit facility maturing July 2016. 
  • BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets, Crédit Agricole CIB, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Barclays Bank, Commerzbank, Crédit Industriel and Commercial, Mizuho Bank, Natixis and Société Générale CIB acted as mandated lead arrangers and book runners. 
  • Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch International, HSBC France, ING Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A acted as mandated lead arrangers.
  • Banco Santander, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China acted as lead arrangers.
  • Citibank International acted as agents. 

John Crabb - Journalist 

Jurisdiction:

France

Deal type:

Financing

Practice area:

Banking

Industry sector:

Media

Firms:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Party: Publicis Groupe (Borrower)

Linklaters

Party: BNP Paribas (Mandated lead arranger, Bookrunner)

Party: Citigroup Global Markets (Mandated lead arranger, Bookrunner)

Party: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Mandated lead arranger, Bookrunner)

Party: Barclays Bank (Mandated lead arranger, Bookrunner)

Party: Commerzbank AG (Mandated lead arranger, Bookrunner)

Party: Crédit Industriel et Commercial (Mandated lead arranger)

Party: Mizuho Bank (Mandated lead arranger, Bookrunner)

Party: Natixis (Mandated lead arranger, Bookrunner)

Party: Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (Mandated lead arranger, Bookrunner)

Party: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) (Mandated lead arranger)

Party: Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Mandated lead arranger)

Party: HSBC France (Mandated lead arranger)

Party: ING (Mandated lead arranger)

Party: JPMorgan Chase (Mandated lead arranger)

Party: Banco Santander (Lead arranger)

Party: Deutsche Bank (Lead arranger)

Party: Standard Chartered (Lead arranger)

Party: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (Lead arranger)

Party: Citibank International (Agent)

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