Hamburg – RAILPOOL, one of Europe's leading rail vehicle rental companies, established a new junior financing platform at Holdco level in July 2025 and raised funds totalling EUR 200 million from various institutional investors as part of an initial private placement. The funds will be used inter alia to finance the RAILPOOL Group's ongoing growth. Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank acted as debt advisor, private placement agent and facility/security agent.
An international CMS team led by Dr Julia Runge provided comprehensive legal advice to RAILPOOL in connection with this transaction. The RAILPOOL Group has also previously relied on CMS's expertise. CMS already advised RAILPOOL on the establishment of the senior financing platform in 2018. Since then, CMS has regularly assisted RAILPOOL Group with financing matters.
RAILPOOL was founded in Munich in 2008 and now operates in 19 European countries. With around 600 electric locomotives and 148 passenger vehicles (with a total investment of EUR 2.3 billion), RAILPOOL is one of the largest providers in Europe.
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