King & Wood Mallesons advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on the €350 million Equity Bridge Financing granted by Natixis to the funds Antin Infrastructure II-1 FPCI, Antin Infrastructure Partners II-2 and Antin Infrastructure Partners II LP.

Founded in 2007 and fully owned by its partners since the end of 2012, Antin Infrastructure Partners is one of the leading investors in the infrastructure sector and has developed a dedicated investment strategy, aiming to take majority stakes in European infrastructure companies.

The Equity Bridge facility is a short-term loan, designed for investment funds, sat on the investors’ commitments and usually taking the form of a revolving facility. This operation, which covered French, Luxembourg and English investment funds, was implemented on the basis of an innovative structure established by the experts of King & Wood Mallesons.

The multi-jurisdictional team of King & Wood Mallesons was composed of:

In Paris:

• Finance partner Olivier Vermeulen, as well as associates Marc Zerah and Tereza Courmont-Vlkova
• Funds partner Arnaud David and associate Pierre-Charles Kaladji
• Tax partner Raphael Bera and associate Munesu Mabika De Cugnac

In London:

• Finance partner Jeremy Cross and associate Natalie Carter
• Funds partner Ed Hall, as well as associates Rob Mailer and Andrew Rhodes

In Luxembourg:

• Corporate and Finance partner Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine, counsel Bertrand Geradin and associate Nicolas Tintanne.