Amoeba, producer of a biological biocide, capable of eliminating bacterial risk in water and human wounds, and a biocontrol product for plant protection, listed on Euronext Growth, issued a new bonds facility.

This financing subscribed by Nice & Green, a company specialized in providing corporate services and flexible financing solutions to listed companies, has been structured by the issuance of a convertible bonds facility amounting to 23M€.

This new facility aims at pursuing the development of the Amoeba’s biocontrol application as well as restructuring Amoeba’s debt and consolidating its equity.

This new facility also provides for an incentive program allowing Amoeba to benefit from a part of the potential positive financial result of the transaction for Nice & Green.

Nice & Green has been advised by Solferino Associés (Fouad Bellaaroussi & Camille Chastagner).

Amoeba has been advised by Lamy Lexel (Vincent Medail & Aymeric Vuillermet).

As part of the internationalisation of its activities, the Voyageurs du Monde group, French leader in tailor-made travel (Voyageurs du Monde and Comptoir des Voyages) and adventure travel (Terres d’Aventure, Allibert Trekking and Nomade Aventure), raises 16 million euros, subscribed by investors and management, and strengthens its shareholder base.

On this occasion, Bpifrance acquired a stake in Avantage, the holding company that controls the Voyageurs du Monde group, alongside the historical investors, Crédit Mutuel Equity SCR (formerly CM-CIC Investissement) and FPCI Kairos Alpha, FPCI Montefiore Investment III and BNP Paribas Développement.

Bpifrance was advised by Solferino Associés (Bernard-Olivier Becker, Fouad Bellaaroussi & Marie Estelle Colin).

Crédit Mutuel Equity SCR was advised by Allen & Overy. Voyageurs du Monde was advised by Fidal.

Solferino Associés has been ranked as one of the best French M&A law firms by Le Point magazine, dated 25 June 2020.

This ranking, conducted by Statista based on a survey among 18,000 lawyers, inhouse corporate lawyers and clients, rewards the best law firms based ont the technical expertise, the availability and the transaprency of their lawyers.

10 years after having been created, the firm takes a new step thanks to its entire team and warmly thanks its colleagues and clients with whom Le Point Magazine has collaborated to establish this ranking.

Amoeba Biocide, producer of a biological biocide, capable of eliminating bacterial risk in water and human wounds, and a biocontrol product for plant protection, listed on Euronext Paris, issues a new convertible bonds facility.

This financing of 6.5M€ subscribed by Nice & Green, a company specialized in providing corporate services and flexible financing solutions to listed companies, aims at supporting the activities of Amoeba up to August 2021, especially (i) the R&D activities on the biocontrol application for the prevention of plant diseases such as downy mildew, potato downy mildew, cereal rust and (ii) the applications for authorization of the active substance biocide and the plant protection substance in Europe and United States.

Nice & Green has been advised by Solferino Associés (Fouad Bellaaroussi & Camille Chastagner).

Amoeba Biocide has been advised by Lamy Lexel (Vincent Medail & Aymeric Vuillermet).

Rothschild & Co, 123 Investment Managers and SLP entered into an agreement with Cushman & Wakefield, a major global real estate services provider listed on the New York Stock Exchange, relating to the sale of REPONSE, one of the major French design & build services provider.

Rothschild & Co et 123 Investment Managers, who initially invested as Mezzanine instruments, entered the Company’s capital in 2016 in the context a restructuring process and have been involved in the Company together with the Management since then.

This strategic acquisition, which offers complementary services to Cushman & Wakefield in France, is still subject to French Antitrust Authority.

Rothschild & Co et 123 Investment Managers have been advised by Solferino Associés (Fouad BELLAAROUSSI & Camille CHASTAGNER).

SLP has been advised by MBL Associés (Maguelone BEAUMOENT-LORIOT).

Cushman & Wakefield has been advised by DLA Piper.

Vulcain advised the sellers as M&A Advisor (Gauthier BAIJOT & Cyprien BERTHIER).