Bentam advises the finance parties in the issuance of a green bond of 60 million euros by Française de l'Energie.

Bentam advised Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (UK) LTD and BRIDGE on this bond issuance dedicated to the development of FDE's low-carbon energy production in Norway and Europe.

This green bond will finance the Group's portfolio of existing energy solutions, and more specifically its deployment of cogeneration and solar farms in France and Belgium, as well as its promising LBG and Bio-CO2 projects in France and Norway.

The financing amounts to €60 million in three equal tranches of €20 million each, the first of which will be drawn down by 31 December 2024. The issue is being underwritten by BRIDGE, the infrastructure debt platform of EDRAM, a long-standing partner of FDE. This financing qualifies as a "green bond" and the issue has been valued in accordance with the principles applicable to Green Bonds of the ICMA (International Capital Market Association) via an opinion from EthiFinance, a recognized independent expert.

For more details on this transaction, please follow the link below:

https://www.francaisedelenergie.fr/en/shareholders/financial-publications/

The Bentam team was led by Guillaume Ansaloni and Ivanna Jhayya.