Leveraged Finance

Societe Generale's Leveraged Finance offering provides you with innovative and integrated financing solutions to meet your objectives in multiple areas of expertise. It consists of originating, structuring, and executing Leveraged Buy-Out (LBO) financing transactions supported by private equity funds. It covers both leveraged loans and high-yield bonds.

We provide our financial sponsors and corporate clients with innovative and integrated financing solutions to achieve their objectives, across multiple areas of expertise.

- Leveraged Buy-Outs (LBOs)
Supporting our financial sponsor clients, we structure and deliver LBO financing, in all sectors. We are present in the main European markets (Paris, London, Frankfurt, Madrid) and in the US.

- Corporate Leveraged Finance
Our expertise focuses on corporate leveraged loan and high yield offering and targets leveraged companies where there is visibility for short to medium-term high yield issuance.

- High Yield capital markets
Working together with Debt Capital Markets teams, we propose an advisory approach to upscale our high yield offering, with high yield platforms based in Paris, London and New York, covering both European and US markets.

Read about our clients' success stories

Financing Zelestra’s new solar energy portfolio in the US
Zelestra is an EQT-backed renewable energy company delivering power solutions for hyperscalers in the US. Societe...

Clients' successes

Zelestra is an EQT-backed renewable energy company delivering power solutions for hyperscalers in the US. Societe Generale, alongside HSBC, has led a USD 600m low-carbon project financing credit facility to support the development of Zelestra’s new 440 MW Texas solar portfolio. The project is part of a broader partnership between Zelestra and Meta, which...

Financing Zelestra’s new solar energy portfolio in the US

Scaling up solar power in the UK with a £825 million portfolio financing
Societe Generale acted as Underwriter in a senior portfolio financing of up to £825 million secured by Enviromena, one...

Clients' successes

Societe Generale acted as Underwriter in a senior portfolio financing of up to £825 million secured by Enviromena, one of the UK’s leading solar power developers. Among the largest solar financings completed in the country this year, the transaction will support the rapid delivery of a 1 GW solar pipeline.

Scaling up solar power in the UK with a £825 million portfolio financing

Supporting a key growth milestone for a French renewable energy company
The French Group REDEN is a European player in photovoltaic power plants and electricity storage solutions. The company...

Clients' successes

The French Group REDEN is a European player in photovoltaic power plants and electricity storage solutions. The company has just completed a EUR 1.1 billion refinancing, marking a major milestone in its development. Societe Generale acted as Lender in this landmark transaction, supporting REDEN’s continued growth and strategic ambitions.

Supporting a key growth milestone for a French renewable energy company

Supporting the launch of Portugal’s first high-speed train
Mota-Engil, a leading player in the construction sector in Portugal, has secured two “green-labelled” guarantees...

Clients' successes

Mota-Engil, a leading player in the construction sector in Portugal, has secured two “green-labelled” guarantees covering its €47.6 million equity contribution to the construction of the country’s first highspeed rail line. This transaction illustrates Societe Generale’s commitment to supporting and financing low-carbon projects and the transition toward...

Supporting the launch of Portugal’s first high-speed train

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