Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) advises the Eurostar Group on its €750m green term and green revolving credit facilities. This is the Eurostar Group’s first unsecured investment grade-style financing and is one of the first pure-play green corporate loans in the market. The Eurostar Group comprises the operations of Eurostar International Limited and THI Factory’s high-speed rail services between the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Société Générale acted as financial advisor and ING Bank acted as the green advisor. 

The Freshfields team was led by partner Jenny McIvor and counsel Rosemary Lobley with support from associates Jennifer Kanu and Laura Hutchinson. Partner Richard Hart and associate Jiahui Wu advised on the hedging arrangements. The team further comprised: Paul Davison, Helen Buchanan and Nilsu Acikada (Tax, London); Andrew Murphy and Lauren Jackson (P&R, London); Tim Elkerbout and Dámaris Engelschman (Finance, Amsterdam); Wouter Van Der Veken, Zita Leijnse and Reinout Vrielinck (Finance, Brussels); Fabrice Grillo, Samvel Der Arsenian and Emeric Tidafi (Finance, Paris); and Stephanie Brown Cripps (Sanctions, New York).