International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the Amadeus Group on the establishment of a €3 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme. Amadeus Capital Markets, S.A. will act as the issuer under the Programme and the notes will be guaranteed by Amadeus IT Holding, S.A., the parent company of the Amadeus Group.

The base prospectus in relation to the Programme was approved by the UK Listing Authority on 24 June 2011. Amadeus has made applications to the FSA for notes issued under the Programme to be admitted to listing on the Official List of the FSA and to trading on the Regulated Market of the London Stock Exchange. 

The Amadeus Group is a leading transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, providing advanced technology solutions to travel provider and travel agency customers worldwide. Freshfields also advised Amadeus on its €1.3 billion initial public offering in April of last year. Since January 2011, Amadeus forms part of the Ibex 35, the benchmark stock market index of the Madrid stock exchange. 

The Freshfields team was led by capital markets partners Mark Trapnell in London and Ana López in Madrid and included senior associates James Pointon and Alfonso de Marcos, associates Joe Amann and Jaime Rossi and trainee solicitor Katrina Woolcock (all based in Madrid).