clubdealeng15.04.2011 18:00:00 CET
PRESS RELEASE - Paris, 15 April 2011 - 6:00 p.m
TOUAX signs a €67.5 million syndicated credit facility
TOUAX announces the signing of a €67.5 million syndicated credit facility in the form of a club deal.
"The Company took advantage of favourable market conditions in order to anticipate the renewal of its club deal expiring at the end of 2011. We are pleased to note that our banking partners are again confident in the Group's outlook and in the soundness of its business model. This confidence strengthens our ability to continue the implementing the development strategy of our activities, targeting markets that are structurally growing" comment Fabrice and Raphaël WALEWSKI, Managing Partners of TOUAX Group.
This 5 years club deal has been expanded from €55m to €67.5m. It will make it possible for TOUAX to pre-finance assets purchased before being sold on to third-party investors or putting in place long-term financing for owned assets.
This facility was jointly arranged by Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking and Crédit Lyonnais, and coordinated by the SG CIB teams. The other Group's main banking partners are represented: Banque de l'Économie du Commerce et de la Monétique, Crédit Industriel et Commercial, Bred Banque Populaire, BNP Paribas, Crédit du Nord and KBC Bank France.
The TOUAX Group provides its operational leasing services to a global customer base, both for its own account and on behalf of investors. TOUAX is the European leader in shipping containers and river barges, and no. 2 in modular buildings and freight railcars (intermodal railcars). TOUAX is well positioned to take advantage of the rapid growth in corporate outsourcing of nonstrategic assets and offers efficient and flexible leasing solutions to more than 5,000 customers daily.
TOUAX is listed in Paris on NYSE EURONEXT - Euronext Paris Compartment B (Code ISIN FR0000033003) and on the CAC® Small and CAC® Mid & Small indexes.
Contacts:
TOUAX
Fabrice & Raphaël Walewski
Managing partners
Tel: +33 (0)1 46 96 18 00
ACTIFIN
Jean-Yves Barbara
Tel: +33 (0)1 55 88 11 11