Advising global agribusiness Louis Dreyfus Company on its new issue of senior bonds for an amount of U.S.$300 million with a 6-year tenor. This follows on from the successful placement of a €400 million Eurobond in February this year, on which De Pardieu Brocas Maffei also advised.

The bonds are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s regulated market.

ABN AMRO Bank N.V., HSBC Bank plc, J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Natixis acted as joint lead managers on the bond issue.

The transaction closed on 13 June 2017.

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods with a portfolio including Oilseeds, Grains, Rice, Freight, Finance, Coffee, Cotton, Sugar, Juice, Dairy, Fertilizers & Inputs and Metals. It is active in over 100 countries employing more than 21 000 people globally at peak season.