Gracia Truan

Gracia's representative transactions include assistance to:

Representation of Groupe BPCE (2nd largest banking group in France pursuing banking and insurance activities) in its €1.1 billion acquisition of Société Générale Equipment Finance, one of the European leading providers of industrial equipment lease financing.

Representation of the German company Rameder Anhängerkupplungen und Autoteile GmbH (a portfolio company of FSN capital) on its acquisition of 60% of the shares of the Spanish company Enganches y Remolques Aragón, S.L. Both Rameder and Enganches y Remolques Aragón are engaged in the manufacture of tow bars for all type of vehicles. FSN Capital is a leading northern European Private Equity. Transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024 (currently subject to clearance from Spanish antitrust authorities).

Representation of Vanderlande Industries Holding B.V., a 100% subsidiary of Toyota Industries Corporation and industry leader in the intralogistics sector specialized in the warehousing, parcel and airport segments, on its acquisition of Siemens' airport logistics business at an enterprise value of €300 million.

Representation of Waterland Private Equity on its acquisition of 50% of the shares of Montronic Vic, S.L., a Spanish company whose business consists of of the development, manufacture and marketing of electronic control devices and systems and the joint venture to be created with Electronic Manufacturing Holding, S.L., holding the remaining 50% and founder.

Representation of Adler Pelzer Holding GmbH, a worldwide leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of acoustic and thermal components and systems for the automotive sector, on the issuance of €400 million 9.500% senior secured notes due 2027. The notes have been offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act and listed on Euronext Dublin's Global Exchange Market.

Representation of NIAM Infrastructure (the infrastructure arm of NIAM, one of northern Europe's leading fund managers) in connection with its acquisition of Bright Sunday, a Swedish "Solar as a Service" company with operations in Spain and Portugal.

Representation of Ahlstrom-Munksjö, a global leader in fiber-based materials, on its reorganization of the ownership of its Décor business to a newly formed company named Munksjö.

Representation of Hertz Global Holdings INC. on one of the largest and most complex restructurings of all time. Under the Hertz reorganization plan, new investors provided about US$5.9 billion of new equity capital and the company raised about US$2.8 billion of new corporate financing on favorable terms, including an undrawn US$1.25 billion revolver, and successfully placing US$7 billion of new ABS financing with an all-in yield of less than 2 percent.

Representation of EIG, a leading institutional investor to the global energy and infrastructure sectors, on its joint acquisition with Fluxys, a leading energy infrastructure company, of an 80 percent equity stake in GNL Quintero S.A., the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Chile, from Enagas Chile SpA and affiliates of OMERS Infrastructure.

Representation of Advanz Pharma, a UK-headquartered pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on specialty and hospital pharmaceuticals in Europe, on its acquisition of the majority of Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s subsidiaries and operations in Europe, Canada, and all other markets outside of the U.S. This includes the ex-U.S. rights to commercialise Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a progressive autoimmune disease that damages the bile ducts in the liver. Intercept is a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of novel therapeutics to treat progressive non-viral liver diseases.

Representation of JBS S.A. on the acquisition of a controlling stake in the Spanish company BioTech Foods, S.L., one of the leaders in the development of biotechnology for the production of cultivated protein.

Representation of Colt Technology Services, a multinational telecommunications company, on the carve-out and subsequent sale of 12 data centers across its Europe portfolio to AtlasEdge, the recently formed joint venture between Liberty Global and DigitalBridge. The portfolio includes data centers across Europe, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, and Zurich.

Representation of Nordic Capital Fund VIII portfolio company Cary Group in its acquisition of Auto Cristal Ralarsa, a Spanish chain of vehicle repair and replacement workshops.

Representation of Waterland Private Equity-backed Median Group on its acquisition of Spanish company Hestia Alliance, S.L. and its group of clinic operators.

Representation of Adelis Equity-backed Presto AB on its acquisition of Eurofesa S.A. and Securtraining, S.L., Spanish companies dedicated to fire protection and fire safety.

Representation of EIB and bank consortium on Aquila Clean Energy's €1 billion financing for 2.6 GW renewable energy project pipeline in Southern Europe.

Representation of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A., Banco BPM S.p.A., Crédit Agricole Italia S.p.A. and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. in connection with the €37 million senior term and revolving credit facility entered into by the private equity fund Ambienta SGR S.p.A. related to the acquisition of the Caprari Group.

Representation of the banks in relation to the financing of the acquisition of Inbond Inversiones 2014, S.L.U. for an amount of €380 million by Giralda Holding Conexion and the refinancing of the existing indebtness of Indond Invesiones 2014, S.L.U. and certain of its subsidiaries.

Representation of Triton Partners LLP on its €943 million sale of DSI Underground, a globally leading system supplier of innovative technologies for Underground Mining and Tunnelling.

Representation of Alvogen Lux Holding Sarl, holding company of the Alvogen group, a pharmaceuticals company, on its participation in the US$ 100 million equity raise of its partly owned subsidiary, Alvotech Holdings Sarl.

Representation of DB (London and NY), SocGen and SMBC as Mandated Lead Arrangers and lenders in relation to a €620 million financing of the Data4 data center business – covering 19 data centers across France, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain, with a further 6 under construction. This is one of the larger data center financings completed in the market to-date. The facilities include a €290m tranche for refinancing existing debt and transaction costs, a €310m delayed draw facility for use towards capex projects at the data centers over the next four years and a €20m revolving credit facility.

Representation of the affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., Centerbridge Partners, Cross Ocean Partners, Barings LLC and Canyon Partners, LLC as lenders on the GBP400 million (or equivalent) term loan refinancing and upsizing of the existing credit facilities of the Odeon Cinemas group and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc's subsidiaries.