21/01/2022

Bentam on the financing of the thermal smart-grid of Ferney-Voltaire.

Bentam advises Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance de Rhône Alpes for the financing of the thermal smart-grid of the municipality of Ferney-Voltaire.

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Bentam advised Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance de Rhône Alpes as arranger, lender and hedging bank on the financing of the thermal smart-grid for the new district of the ZAC Ferney-Geneve Innovation and for the municipalities of Ferney-Voltaire and Prévessin-Moëns. This innovative infrastructure will provide heating and cooling for the equivalent of 5.600 homes and 200.000 square meters of business space, thanks to the recovery of the heat released by the Large Hadron Collider, CERN’s particle accelerator located nearby.

This project was carried out by the Pays de Gex urban community (Communauté d’Agglomération du Pays de Gex), Dalkia and its subsidiary Dalkia Smart Building, and Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations), as shareholders in a semi-public company (SEMOP).

The financial parties were assisted in this transaction by Guillaume Ansaloni (partner), Marie-Cécile Rieu (partner), Alexandra Guilluy (counsel) and Benoît Balacey (associate).