Frankfurt/Paris—Global law firm Dentons advised Société Générale and BNP Paribas as joint arrangers of a Schuldschein placement for Agrial Group.

Agrial Group, one of the leading French agricultural and food-processing cooperative groups, has successfully completed its largest Schuldschein placement, raising €209 million from international banks and other institutional investors through its subsidiary Agrial Finances. The Schuldschein issue   ̶   a privately-placed unsecured debt obligation under German law  ̶  comprises various tranches with maturities from six  to 10 years. 

On this transaction, a German and French Dentons team led by Partner Oliver Dreher acted as legal advisor to joint arrangers Société Générale and BNP Paribas. A team led by Oliver Dreher had also advised the then joint arrangers on the successful €150 million Schuldschein debut by Agrial in 2017.

The Normandy-based Agrial Group has some 23,000 employees and its annual revenues amount to €5.8 billion.

Advisors to Société Générale / BNP Paribas:

Dentons (Frankfurt): Oliver Dreher (Partner), Valeria Hoffmann (senior associate), Tobias Henke (senior associate), all Capital Markets

Dentons (Paris): Julien Bacus (Partner), Charles Tissier (associate), both Capital Markets

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