Advestra advises Green on its CHF 480 mil­lion refin­an­cing

Advestra has advised InfraVia III Green and its Swiss sub­si­di­ar­ies Green Group, Green Data­cen­ter and green​.ch in con­nec­tion with their com­pre­hens­ive CHF 480 mil­lion refin­an­cing with a bank­ing syn­dic­ate led by Crédit Agri­cole Cor­por­ate and Invest­ment Bank and ING Bank N.V. The funds will enable Green to accelerate its development strategy and to fund the next phase of its growth journey.

Green is the lead­ing pro­vider of data cen­ter ser­vices and solu­tions in Switzer­land. The company is owned by InfraVia Capital Partners, an European private equity firm based in Par­is and spe­cial­ized in infra­struc­ture and tech­no­logy investments who advised the company on the arrangement and execution of the refinancing. The leading Swiss data center operator is increasing its investment in Switzerland and is planning further developments to help hyperscale companies and enterprises with the rising demand for secure and energy-efficient data centers.

Advestra has acted as leg­al advisor to InfraVia and Green. The team included partner Alex­an­der von Jein­sen (pictured), Annina Ham­mer and Levy Corba (all fin­ance), as well as Céline Mar­tin (tax).

Niederer Kraft Frey has also advised Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (agent, underwriter and mandated lead arranger), ING Bank N.V. (underwriter and mandated lead arranger), Credit Suisse Switzerland (lead arranger) and the syndicate on the refinancing of Green’s existing credit facilities agreement. The  team was led by partner Adrian Koller, working with partner Philip Spoerlé, junior associates Carlotta Ulmer and Alexander Züger (all m&a/finance) as well as partner Markus Kronauer (tax).