FL Entertainment: Successful refinancing of Banijay's Term Loans B due March 2025
06 Abril 2023 - 12:45PM
FL Entertainment: Successful refinancing of Banijay's Term Loans B
due March 2025
Press Release
Paris –
April
6th, 2023
Successful
refinancing of
Banijay’s
Term Loans
B due March 2025
Maturity extended until
March 2028with additional
financing
component
FL Entertainment today announces that Banijay
has successfully completed the refinancing of its two Term Loan B
(TLB) credit facilities in Euros and in US Dollars for an amount
equivalent to ~€875m (including a €453m tranche and US$460m
tranche), resulting in a 3-year extension of their maturities until
March 2028.
The transaction was over-subscribed by 2 times
and placed with high-quality institutional lenders.
Against this backdrop, Banijay raised new TLB
financing in Euros and in US Dollars to strengthen its balance
sheet and finance its future growth for a total amount equivalent
to €200m, which splits into €102m and $110m respectively.
The Term Loans B will carry a floating interest at EURIBOR +450
bps for the Euro-denominated tranche, and at SOFR +375 bps for the
US Dollar-denominated tranche, both of which will benefit from the
existing hedges until March 2025. The additional amounts and the
extended maturities will also be hedged against floating interest
rate risks.
In total, Banijay has refinanced and raised an
amount close to €1,100m.
In parallel, Banijay extended the maturity of
its €170m RCF by 3 years to September 2027 at EURIBOR + 3.75%1.
Sophie
Kurinckx, Group
CFO of FL
Entertainment,
commented:
“I am very pleased to see that our proactive
approach addressing Banijay’s upcoming 2025 maturities resulted in
the success of our debt refinancing, as well as the issuance of new
debt, which further strengthens our financial flexibility. The
support we received from high-quality institutional lenders is a
demonstration of confidence in Banijay’s strategy as well as our
Group’s ability to continue to generate positive cash flow in the
future.”
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Agenda
Q1 2023 results: 30 May 2023
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Investor Relations
Caroline Cohen – Phone: +33 1 44 95 23 34 –
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Nicolas Grange – Phone: +33 6 29 56 20 19
About FL Entertainment
Founded by Stéphane Courbit, a 30-year
entertainment industry pioneer and entrepreneur, FL Entertainment
Group is a global leader in multimedia content and gaming,
combining the strengths of Banijay, the world’s largest independent
producer distributor, with Betclic Everest Group, the
fastest-growing online sports betting platform in Europe. In 2022,
FL Entertainment recorded through Banijay and Betclic Everest
Group, a combined revenue, and Adjusted EBITDA, of €4,047m and
€670m respectively. FL Entertainment listed on Euronext Amsterdam
in July 2022.ISIN: NL0015000X07 - Bloomberg: FLE NA - Reuters:
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1 Euribor + 3.75% for base currency and SOFR + 4.00% USD/GBP
additional facility margin
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