Pierre & Vacances secures €300M debt financing from existing creditors
What's the deal? Pierre et Vacances has won unanimous board approval for a €300 million debt financing offer from existing creditors, including EuroPP 2022 and 2025 holders and Ornane holders.
The money will cover the French tourism group's short-term liquidity needs as it prepares an equity-strengthening transaction.
The financing comes in two tranches: €175 million available first, and up to €125 million to follow, subject to conditions.
Why now? The group is still rebuilding after a major 2022 restructuring that saw a €200 million equity injection and €555 million of debt converted into equity.
That overhaul brought in new shareholders Alcentra, FideraDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and AtreamDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, renewed the board, and installed Georges Sampeur as chairman, with Franck Gervais staying on as chief executive officer.
What could go wrong? The deal still needs regulatory and shareholder approvals, plus conciliation proceedings.
It is also backed by heavy collateral: first-ranking pledges over Center ParcsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → assets, brand rights, and a fiducie-sûreté over the shares of subsidiary Center Parcs Holding.
The signal: As a mature travel group, Pierre & Vacances is once again turning to its existing creditors and post-2022 shareholders — investment fund Fidera alongside corporates Alcentra and Atream — rather than chasing fresh outside capital. The reliance on debt secured against its prized Center Parcs assets underscores how the group is buying time to execute its "Reinvention" plan in a still-fragile economic climate.
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