Addleshaw Goddard has advised EPC Groupe on the reimbursement of its existing bonds and the negotiation and arrangement of a new credit facility. 

EPC Groupe is one of the world’s leaders in explosives manufacture, storage and distribution and in particular drilling and blasting.

The facility includes a confirmed revolving credit facility and a bullet tranche with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria. 

Kepler Cheuvreux acted as financial advisor to the Company.

Addleshaw Goddard advised the borrower with a team led by Julien Bacus, partner, with Charles Tissier, counsel and Inès Yahya, associate.

The lenders were advised by Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP, with a team led by Sabine Bironneau, partner and Aurélien Perigois, associate.

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Founded in February 2021, the Paris office already has a team of 40 lawyers (including 12 partners) and specialised expertise in M&A, private equity, banking and finance, competition law, commercial law, real estate, litigation, corporate criminal law, employment law, IP/IT and distressed companies.

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