Astris Finance is pleased to announce the successful closing of a € 180 m facility to refinance a portfolio of operating wind assets owned by Valorem (the “Sponsor”) and located across France (the “Portfolio”).

The Portfolio has a total installed capacity of 145 MW, spread over 12 plants. The plants were initially financed individually through non-recourse project finance facilities, and were completed between 2009 and 2016. The Sponsor took advantage of the favorable market conditions and of the Portfolio’s operational track record to refinance the Portfolio at attractive terms. The Refinancing allows the Sponsor to extend the financing maturity, lower debt service coverage ratios and reduce financing costs.

The € 180 m facility was led Auxifip (part of the Crédit Agricole group), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and La Banque Postale, acting as co-Mandated Lead Arrangers, with the participation of BPI France.

Astris Finance acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Sponsor in the structuring and raising of the € 180 m facility.

The Vasco transaction is the seventh renewable energy portfolio refinancing transaction performed by Astris Finance in 2017, totaling over € 1 bn of senior debt raised and more than 260 assets refinanced.