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28 Mar 2026

Clifford Chance advises HLD Europe on €300m 6‑year public bond issuance (2032) — over five times oversubscribed

"- Clifford Chance advised HLD Europe on its second public bond issue: €300 million, 6‑year maturity (maturing 2032) with a 4.25% coupon.
- The transaction was heavily oversubscribed (more than 5×), led by BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB and Société Générale as Global Coordinators/Active Bookrunners, with BIL and Bred as Passive Bookrunners.
- The deal reinforces HLD Europe’s financing base to support its portfolio companies and growth.
- HLD Europe’s deal team included Jean‑Bernard Lafonta, Cédric Chateau, Pauline de Williencourt and Constance Laneque.
- Clifford Chance advised from its Paris and Luxembourg offices (lead advisers Pierre‑Benoît Pabot du Châtelard, Auriane Bijon, Marc Mehlen and others); White & Case advised the bank syndicate."

Clifford Chance advised HLD Europe, and White & Case advised the banking syndicate. Transaction summary: HLD Europe completed its second public bond issue: a €300 million, 6‑year bond maturing in 2032 with a 4.25% coupon. The offering followed a March 2025 issue, was more than five times oversubscribed, and was led by BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB and Société Générale as Global Coordinators and Active Bookrunners, with BIL and Bred as Passive Bookrunners. The proceeds provide additional financing to support HLD Europe’s portfolio companies and growth. Lawyers named in the press release: - Clifford Chance (Paris team advising HLD Europe): Pierre‑Benoît Pabot du Châtelard — Partner; Auriane Bijon — Counsel; Quentin Hervé — Associate; Batoul Laanani — Associate; Sabrine Kadi — Associate. (Practice areas for the Paris team are not specified in the press release.) - Clifford Chance (Luxembourg practice): Marc Mehlen — Partner (banking aspects); Antonio Arenas Torres — Counsel (banking aspects); Javier Fernández‑Becerra — Associate (banking aspects); Charlotte Reynders — Counsel (funds aspects); Guilhem Morvilliers — Associate (funds aspects). - White & Case: the firm is listed as advising the banking syndicate; no individual lawyers were named in the press release.
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