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<body><img @alt="installations électriques" @src="https://www.ca-cib.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/boiygues-equans-1000px.jpg"></img>Bouygues won the call for tenders launched by Engie in November 2021. In early October, the competent authorities issued all the necessary approvals for finalising the acquisition of Equans.  The transaction will make Bouygues a world leader in the buoyant multi-technical services market, the business activities of which are central to the environmental, industrial and digital transitions. In particular, these businesses develop solutions to optimise energy consumption, a highly strategic issue in today’s environment.To create the new world-leading group, which will keep the Equans name, Bouygues' Energy & Services businesses, currently part of Bouygues Construction, will join those of Equans at the beginning of January 2023. The new entity will become the Group's leading business in terms of revenue (approximately €17 billion annually) and workforce (some 97,000 employees).Operating in a resilient and buoyant market, the new group will benefit from decisive advantages: <ul><li>A leading position in the market for multi-technical services, encompassing electrical engineering, HVAC, mechanical engineering and robotics, information and telecommunication systems, facility management, and the smart city; </li><li>Strong local presence in targeted countries; </li><li>Recognised know-how and a portfolio of well-known brands, both in local services and in specialised activities; </li><li>The ability to design and implement sustainable and innovative products and services.</li></ul>The transaction is Bouygues’ largest ever. Illustrating the close ties between Crédit Agricole CIB and Bouygues, it stands as a landmark transaction that highlights the Bank's expertise in the industry and services sector. Crédit Agricole CIB provided the client with a complete service, including advisory, financing and interest rate hedging.“Our close relationship with Bouygues was crucial to have the proper strategic dialogue well ahead, and to position Crédit Agricole CIB at the heart of this emblematic M&A transaction. The Bank also brought top notch advise and execution on highly structured hedging and financing”. Dominique Fournier, Senior Banker “This is a landmark transaction for the Industrials & Services Investment Banking franchise and a reward for our continued efforts.” Sébastien Rapin, Managing Director, Head of Industrials & Business Services </body>

<body>Crédit Agricole CIB acted as financial advisor to Bouygues in its historic acquisition of Engie’s large multi-technical services entity, Equans, completed on 4 October. </body>

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<body><img alt="installations électriques" src="https://www.ca-cib.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/boiygues-equans-1000px.jpg"></img>Bouygues won the call for tenders launched by Engie in November 2021. In early October, the competent authorities issued all the necessary approvals for finalising the acquisition of Equans.  The transaction will make Bouygues a world leader in the buoyant multi-technical services market, the business activities of which are central to the environmental, industrial and digital transitions. In particular, these businesses develop solutions to optimise energy consumption, a highly strategic issue in today’s environment.To create the new world-leading group, which will keep the Equans name, Bouygues' Energy & Services businesses, currently part of Bouygues Construction, will join those of Equans at the beginning of January 2023. The new entity will become the Group's leading business in terms of revenue (approximately €17 billion annually) and workforce (some 97,000 employees).Operating in a resilient and buoyant market, the new group will benefit from decisive advantages: <ul><li>A leading position in the market for multi-technical services, encompassing electrical engineering, HVAC, mechanical engineering and robotics, information and telecommunication systems, facility management, and the smart city; </li><li>Strong local presence in targeted countries; </li><li>Recognised know-how and a portfolio of well-known brands, both in local services and in specialised activities; </li><li>The ability to design and implement sustainable and innovative products and services.</li></ul>The transaction is Bouygues’ largest ever. Illustrating the close ties between Crédit Agricole CIB and Bouygues, it stands as a landmark transaction that highlights the Bank's expertise in the industry and services sector. Crédit Agricole CIB provided the client with a complete service, including advisory, financing and interest rate hedging.“Our close relationship with Bouygues was crucial to have the proper strategic dialogue well ahead, and to position Crédit Agricole CIB at the heart of this emblematic M&A transaction. The Bank also brought top notch advise and execution on highly structured hedging and financing”. Dominique Fournier, Senior Banker “This is a landmark transaction for the Industrials & Services Investment Banking franchise and a reward for our continued efforts.” Sébastien Rapin, Managing Director, Head of Industrials & Business Services </body>

<body>Nancy Cheng, Head of Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Coverage for Asia-Pacific, explains how Crédit Agricole CIB supports TMT clients in Asia-Pacific.She also presents her vision for the region's TMT sector.<div @class="video-embed-field-responsive-video"><iframe @allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" @frameborder="0" @height="480" @src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-CjGsisvr9E?autoplay=0&start=0&rel=0" @width="854"></iframe></div> </body>

<body>Established in 2021, the TMT Coverage team for Asia-Pacific has tackled the wealth of opportunities in the digital industry to take our franchise to the next level in this strategic growing sector.</body>

<body>Dive into our Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) ambitions for Asia-Pacific</body>

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<body>Nancy Cheng, Head of Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Coverage for Asia-Pacific, explains how Crédit Agricole CIB supports TMT clients in Asia-Pacific.She also presents her vision for the region's TMT sector.<div class="video-embed-field-responsive-video"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-CjGsisvr9E?autoplay=0&start=0&rel=0" width="854"></iframe></div> </body>

Dive into our Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) ambitions for Asia-Pacific

<body><img @alt="Photo of a German town" @data-entity-type="file" @data-entity-uuid="013d8c69-8a1f-40ac-914c-25d550105d4d" @src="https://www.ca-cib.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Deutsche-fiber-financing-1000-275.jpg"></img>Deutsche Glasfaser Group (DGF) is the largest independent Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) operator in Germany focusing on underserved rural and suburban areas with a network covering 1.1 million FTTH homes. The new financing will support DGF´s plan to cover about 4 million homes with FTTH by year-end 2025, a key step on its longer-term ambition to reach a 6 million FTTH footprint. DGF is owned by two major clients of the Bank: EQT Infrastructure (51%) and OMERS (49%).Crédit Agricole CIB acted as co-financial advisor, sustainability advisor, underwriter, bookrunner and hedge coordinator of the transaction.The new financing includes sustainability-linked elements to align with the high ESG commitments from DGF and its shareholders, whereby interests will be linked to: <ol><li>DGF´s success in reducing carbon emissions in line with science-based targets of the Paris agreement, </li><li>DGF´s commitment to overcome the digital divide by connecting underserved areas, contributing to the German government´s plan to provide a nation-wide fibre broadband infrastructure, and </li><li>DGF continuing to be a socially responsible and attractive place to work.</li></ol>
The EUR 5.75bn financing comprises a EUR 3.0bn term loan, a EUR2.5bn capex facility and a EUR 250m revolving credit facility. In addition, DGF secured an uncommitted accordion credit facility of EUR 1.5bn.Syndication was done through a combination of banks and institutional investors. Being the largest digital infrastructure financing in Germany, and second largest in Europe, this transaction is a key achievement and credential for Crédit Agricole CIB’s technology, media, and telecom (TMT) debt advisory and financing franchise. 
 <img @alt="Photo of Ali El Amari" @class="align-left" @data-entity-type="file" @data-entity-uuid="4eec1377-975a-4ec4-9d7e-857440263c1f" @src="https://www.ca-cib.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Ali-El-Amari-150-150.jpg"></img>“This is obviously a landmark transaction in the digital infrastructure space in Europe being the largest financing within the largest European broadband market with leading sponsors EQT and OMERS. Thanks to a remarkable collective work from several teams involved, the bank has played a lead role further strengthening our positioning as a leading digital infrastructure financing house in a highly competitive market environment. Deutsche Glasfaser is set to become one of the leading digital infrastructure player in Germany.”Ali El Amari, Managing Director, TMT Finance, Corporate and Leverage Finance <img @alt="Photo of Elodie Moreau" @class="align-left" @data-entity-type="file" @data-entity-uuid="ddf0e2b5-0c44-463f-a00a-6114fff5b1b1" @src="https://www.ca-cib.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Elodie-Moreau-150-150.jpg"></img>“We are honoured to have advised Deutsche Glasfaser Group and its shareholders EQT Infrastructure and OMERS on this landmark transaction in the fibre sector. This is an outstanding achievement confirming once again the strength of our integrated TMT debt advisory model and the benefits of leading from the front. The successful execution was the result of an excellent team work across multiple business lines.”Elodie Moreau, Executive Director, Structured Finance Advisory - TMT <img @alt="Photo of Toby Walker" @class="align-left" @data-entity-type="file" @data-entity-uuid="9a1ced85-1dbe-4930-a67f-29effdbd4f99" @src="https://www.ca-cib.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Toby-Walker-150-150.jpg"></img>“We are delighted to have supported the sponsors as part of the large underwriting bank group, to give the deal certainty. Syndication was targeted at a select number of relevant lenders, and the deal was very well received and significantly oversubscribed resulting in a very strong and complementary final lending group. This was only possible due to the active support of the company and sponsors throughout the sell-down process and hard work of all the Bookrunners.”Toby Walker, Head of Digital, Infrastructure and Rail Finance - EMEA Private Debt Distribution</body>

<body>Deutsche Glasfaser Group closed a EUR5.75bn debt financing to fund its Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) roll-out plans. This is the largest FTTH financing in Germany to date and the second largest in Europe.</body>

<body>Crédit Agricole CIB advised on the largest fibre financing in Germany</body>

<body><img alt="Photo of a German town" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="013d8c69-8a1f-40ac-914c-25d550105d4d" src="https://www.ca-cib.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Deutsche-fiber-financing-1000-275.jpg"></img>Deutsche Glasfaser Group (DGF) is the largest independent Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) operator in Germany focusing on underserved rural and suburban areas with a network covering 1.1 million FTTH homes. The new financing will support DGF´s plan to cover about 4 million homes with FTTH by year-end 2025, a key step on its longer-term ambition to reach a 6 million FTTH footprint. DGF is owned by two major clients of the Bank: EQT Infrastructure (51%) and OMERS (49%).Crédit Agricole CIB acted as co-financial advisor, sustainability advisor, underwriter, bookrunner and hedge coordinator of the transaction.The new financing includes sustainability-linked elements to align with the high ESG commitments from DGF and its shareholders, whereby interests will be linked to: <ol><li>DGF´s success in reducing carbon emissions in line with science-based targets of the Paris agreement, </li><li>DGF´s commitment to overcome the digital divide by connecting underserved areas, contributing to the German government´s plan to provide a nation-wide fibre broadband infrastructure, and </li><li>DGF continuing to be a socially responsible and attractive place to work.</li></ol>
The EUR 5.75bn financing comprises a EUR 3.0bn term loan, a EUR2.5bn capex facility and a EUR 250m revolving credit facility. In addition, DGF secured an uncommitted accordion credit facility of EUR 1.5bn.Syndication was done through a combination of banks and institutional investors. Being the largest digital infrastructure financing in Germany, and second largest in Europe, this transaction is a key achievement and credential for Crédit Agricole CIB’s technology, media, and telecom (TMT) debt advisory and financing franchise. 
 <img alt="Photo of Ali El Amari" class="align-left" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="4eec1377-975a-4ec4-9d7e-857440263c1f" src="https://www.ca-cib.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Ali-El-Amari-150-150.jpg"></img>“This is obviously a landmark transaction in the digital infrastructure space in Europe being the largest financing within the largest European broadband market with leading sponsors EQT and OMERS. Thanks to a remarkable collective work from several teams involved, the bank has played a lead role further strengthening our positioning as a leading digital infrastructure financing house in a highly competitive market environment. Deutsche Glasfaser is set to become one of the leading digital infrastructure player in Germany.”Ali El Amari, Managing Director, TMT Finance, Corporate and Leverage Finance <img alt="Photo of Elodie Moreau" class="align-left" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ddf0e2b5-0c44-463f-a00a-6114fff5b1b1" src="https://www.ca-cib.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Elodie-Moreau-150-150.jpg"></img>“We are honoured to have advised Deutsche Glasfaser Group and its shareholders EQT Infrastructure and OMERS on this landmark transaction in the fibre sector. This is an outstanding achievement confirming once again the strength of our integrated TMT debt advisory model and the benefits of leading from the front. The successful execution was the result of an excellent team work across multiple business lines.”Elodie Moreau, Executive Director, Structured Finance Advisory - TMT <img alt="Photo of Toby Walker" class="align-left" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9a1ced85-1dbe-4930-a67f-29effdbd4f99" src="https://www.ca-cib.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Toby-Walker-150-150.jpg"></img>“We are delighted to have supported the sponsors as part of the large underwriting bank group, to give the deal certainty. Syndication was targeted at a select number of relevant lenders, and the deal was very well received and significantly oversubscribed resulting in a very strong and complementary final lending group. This was only possible due to the active support of the company and sponsors throughout the sell-down process and hard work of all the Bookrunners.”Toby Walker, Head of Digital, Infrastructure and Rail Finance - EMEA Private Debt Distribution</body>

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