Fermaca follows private equity deal with project bond offering

Mexican pipeline operator Fermaca, owned by Swiss private equity firm Partners Group, sold $550 million in international bonds due 2038.

NautaDutilh advised Partners Group which invested US$750 million in Fermaca in February 2014. The bond offering was used to pay back a US$140 million loan connected to Partners Group’s acquisition of Fermaca, as well as a loan taken out by a Fermaca subsidiary that operates a 381 km natural gas pipeline.

The NautaDutilh team in Luxembourg consisted of: Greet Wilkenhuysen, Arnaud Joseph, Magdalena Staniczek and Caroline Notté.

The NautaDutilh team in Brussels consisted of: Elke Janssens, Anne Fontaine, Frederic Heremans and Audrey Zegers.

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