CMS BFL on Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Public Sector SCF

CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre advised Crédit Agricole CIB on the setting-up of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Public Sector SCF and the establishment of its €10 billion EMTN programme.

CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre advised Crédit Agricole CIB, as arranger, on the setting-up of a new société de crédit foncier, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Public Sector SCF.

The setting-up of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Public Sector SCF and the establishment of its €10 billion EMTN programme provide the Crédit Mutuel Arkéa group with an access to the best financing conditions on the market and strengthen the Crédit Mutuel Arkéa group for its public sector financings. In addition to the French obligations foncières, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Public Sector SCF may also issue under its programme German-law “Namensschuldverschreibung” benefiting from the same legal privilege.

The CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre team comprised Grégory Benteux, Head of Structured Debt and Finance, assisted by Magali Béraud and Héloïse Roudaut (with respect to structuring), Marc-Etienne Sébire, Head of Capital Markets, assisted by Rosetta Ferrère and Valérie Charreton (with respect to the EMTN programme and bond issuances). Corporate law matters were handled by Martine Audran and Christophe Lefaillet, partner. Tax matters were handled by Thierry Granier and Benoît Foucher (International taxation), Henri Bitar, partner (VAT), together with François Charpail, partner, and Dimitri Leboff.

German law matters were handled by CMS Hasche Sigle (Philipp Melzer) and English law matters by CMS Cameron McKenna (Will Dibble and Jason Harding).

For further informations, please contact:
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre
Florence Jouffroy - +33 1 47 38 40 32
Laetitia Mostowski - +33 1 47 38 40 74

NewCap (Press Agency)
Pierre Laurent - +33 1 44 71 94 97