Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the bank syndicate led by Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole CIB, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Natixis and Société Générale as joint lead managers on Capgemini's €1.1 billion notes offering. This offering is composed of a €600 million 1% notes due 2024 and a €500 million 1.75% notes due 2028.
The net proceeds of the €600 million offering have been used to refinance the existing notes due 2020, issued in 2015, by way of an intermediated tender offer.
The net proceeds of the €500 million offering will be used by Capgemini for general corporate purposes, including the redemption of the existing €500 million floating rate notes due 2018, issued in 2015.
The White & Case team in Paris which advised on the transaction was led by partners Séverin Robillard and Grégoire Karila and included partner Alexandre Ippolito and associates Charles Linel and Guillaume Keusch.