The High Yield Bond team at Hogan Lovells continues its progress by acting as counsel for the initial purchasers of Rexel's €300 million high yield bond offer.

Rexel is a leading global distributor of low and ultra-low voltage electrical products. The French group issued €300 million 2.625% Senior Notes (the Notes) on March 13, 2017, which mature in 2024. The Notes are listed on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and trade on Luxembourg's Euro MTF market.

The cross border team was led by London High Yield Bond partner, Sylvain Dhennin, and US Securities associate, Philip Schuster. They were supported by Washington, D.C. based partner Eve Howard, and associate Brittany Brewer.

The team represented the initial purchasers: BNP PARIBAS, Crédit Agricole CIB, BofA Merrill Lynch, HSBC, Natixis, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., CM-CIC Market Solutions and Société Générale. The transaction was governed under New York law.