ANTEOS CAPITAL ADVISORS alongside Europa Factor in the new 5 M € bond issuance

• Europa Factor, one of the main players on the Italian NPE asset management and credit service market
• The company, founded in 2003 by Bottone’s family, continues its path of dialogue with the financial markets and places on ExtraMot PRO³, after those of 2020, a new bond issue to support organic growth and strategic investments
•  Anteos Capital Advisors, Listing Sponsor for the ExtraMot PRO³ market assisted the company as financial advisor

Turin, January 31^st, 2022

Anteos Capital Advisors SpA, acted as financial advisor and listing sponsor in the structuring of the € 5 million bond issued by Europa Factor Spa, which the company will use to support the organic growth and development of its industrial plan, which focuses on loan portfolios’ acquisition on the NPE market and subsequent enhancement activities.

The unsecured transaction, listed on Extra Mot PRO³ market managed by Borsa Italiana, was underwritten by institutional investors such as ICCREA Banca, Banco di Credito Azzoaglio and BCC Roma, with duration of 6 years and fixed rate of 4.50%.

Lawyers Emanuela Gagliani Caputo and Benedetto La Russa of Studio Chiomenti held the role of deal counsel, while Banca Finint acted as agent bank and calculation agent.

Pierluca Bottone, CEO of Europa Factor, commented “With this second issuance on the ExtraMOT Pro3 segment of Borsa Italiana, Europa Factor completes a three-year funding plan aimed at consolidating its strong positioning on the performing and NPL credit market, originating from the main national banks, utilities and telcos; the current financial, technological and know-how endowment candidates Europa Factor and its subsidiary Credit Factor at the top of the NPE sector, in which it already covers a position of absolute importance as a private and independent reality, ranking among the top 7 for EBITDA and the top eight for revenues, preceded in the ranking only by large companies in the sector belonging to banking groups or the public sector”

Emilio Troiano, Director of Anteos Capital Advisors, commented: “companies such as Europa Factor, ambitious, well-structured and leaders in their own reference niche, fully represent Anteos’ market vision. We are proud to have assisted the company in the new issuance project and in the continuation of its dialogue with the capital market: Europa Factor has been able to take full advantage of previous issuances and has presented itself to the new appointment with investors with a tangible growth path and high reliability. The conditions of the new issuance are a clear confirmation of this”