SIG Group secures bridge financing facility: the advisors
Swiss liquid food packaging company SIG Group, secured a Swiss law governed EUR 550 million bridge loan credit facility.
The bridge loan credit facility acts as a back-up alternative in consideration of the group’s forthcoming bonds maturity date.
In connection with the deal, Advestra advised SIG Group, while Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) represented the broader banking syndicate which, led by Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. as arranger and UBS Switzerland AG as agent, handled the operation.
The company
Headquartered in the Swiss town of Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft Group (SIG) serves the global market with systems and solutions for aseptic carton packaging.
The Advestra team
The Advestra team advising SIG on the matter included Annina Hammer, Alexander von Jeinsen, Sandro Fehlmann (pictured above) and Jill Iten (all financing and corporate). Céline Martin handled all tax aspects of the transaction.
The NKF team
Transactions partners Philip Spoerlé (pictured left) and Adrian Koller (pictured right) led the NKF team, working alongside associate Lorenzo Henseler (transactions) and partner Markus Kronauer (tax). Marc Mehlen led the Clifford Chance team collaborating with NKF on Luxembourg matters.
