Linklaters advises Crédit Agricole CIB and Société Générale in the setting up of a EUR 200 million securitisation of trade receivables for a major French services sector group

Linklaters has advised Crédit Agricole CIB, as arranger and investor, and Société Générale, as investor, on the setting up of a trade receivables securitisation programme for a major group operating in France in the services sector.

This transaction enables eight entities located in France to sell receivables arising from their commercial activities to Ester Finance Technologies. The transaction has been structured to benefit from the « STS » label.

The Linklaters Paris team is composed of Structured Finance and Securitisation partner Patrice Doat, counsel Guillaume Malaty, and managing associate Sophie Weiss.