Clients successes

On June 23rd, 2022, FLYING WHALES closed its third equity fundraising of EUR 122 million to finish the development and launch the production of the LCA60T airship.

The proceeds of a new €500 million green bond issuance will be allocated to projects aligned with the Spanish National Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, including renewable energy, hydrogen production, energy efficiency, green buildings or clean transportation, among others.

New subsea power cable manufacturing and R&D facility to enhance the UK’s growing offshore windfarm capabilities, while helping to reassert the North East of England as a manufacturing heartland.

A key player in the Asia Pacific renewable energy sector has accessed essential working capital through a pioneering green working capital loan. Societe Generale’s teams worked closely together to provide the advice and funding that made it all happen.

Hyundai Card combined its securitisation experience and ESG ambition in a pioneering offering of sustainability asset-backed securities (ABS), aligning with both social and environmental objectives.

As the leader in residential real estate in Europe, Vonovia aims to be able to offer its tenants long-term, sustainable and secure housing prospects.

Financing of up to 430 new E-Buses will enable EV fleet and battery storage provider Zenobē Energy to significantly contribute to decarbonising road transportation in the UK and Ireland.

Greenlink Interconnector to link the power markets of Ireland and Great Britain, enhancing energy supply, creating jobs, and supporting the growth and integration of low carbon energy.

Green mobility: Meridiam partners with Carrefour to offer a complete range of EV charging stations

"Gas Vitality" is owned by Emerald Blue Maritime S.A.S. (100% subsidiary of Japan-based company Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL)) and will be chartered on a long-term basis to an affiliate of France-headquartered energy company TotalEnergies in the port of Marseille-Fos.

Vonovia’s successful takeover of Deutsche Wohnen this year has created the basis for the company to even better meet crucial challenges in the Real Estate sector such as climate protection, demographic change and a shortage of affordable housing in urban areas.

An innovative financing package for Japan’s Azuma Kofuji solar facility could provide a template for renewables projects that meet the country’s unique requirements.

The real estate market aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

As part of its Paris Agreement commitments, India said it would produce 100 GW of solar energy by 2022 and has an overall goal for renewable energy production of 450 GW by 2030.

Telefónica, pioneer in sustainable financing within the telco industry, has recently issued a 750 million euros sustainable hybrid bond, bringing up to 3,250 million euros the total obtained by the company in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) bonds over the last two years to finance social and environmental projects.

CAF, the Spanish multinational leader in the design and implementation of comprehensive mobility systems, has recently entrusted Societe Generale to act as fronting and issuing bank of a 107.9 million euros green guarantee facility to be utilized for the supply of electric trains in the scope of an interurban passenger rail transport project with zero direct...

By 2024, Warsan’s greenfield facility will process up to 45% of Dubai's municipal waste as well as generate up to 200 MW green electricity supplying 120,000 households.