Baker McKenzie Switzerland, along with Baker McKenzie Luxembourg, advised Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Frankfurt Branch, acting as arrangers, bookrunners and original lenders, and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), acting as agent, in connection with an USD 810 million term loan facility agreement for Clariant AG and Clariant Finance (Luxembourg) S.A. The facility will be used to finance Clariant's acquisition of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics.
Clariant is one of the world's leading specialty chemical companies that contributes to value creation for customers from many industries. The facility will be used to finance Clariant's acquisition of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, a leading provider of high value ingredients for the cosmetics and personal care industry.
The Baker McKenzie team was led by Markus Wolf (partner, Banking & Finance, Zurich) and included Jean-François Trapp (partner, Banking & Finance, Luxembourg), Andrea Bolliger (of counsel, Tax, Zurich), Tatiana Ayranova (associate, Banking & Finance, Geneva/Zurich) and Alexis Bouvet (associate, Banking & Finance, Luxembourg).
