Gide advises the lenders on the financing of Charterhouse’s acquisition of Metrodora and the refinancing of Novétude

Gide advised HSBC Continental Europe, Natixis and The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland on the financing implemented to support the acquisition of Metrodora, a Spanish higher education group specialising in healthcare professions, by Charterhouse.

Gide also advised on the refinancing of Novétude, a French higher education group in healthcare, also backed by Charterhouse, in connection with the entry of strategic co-investors such as Peugeot Invest and Hayfin Capital.

Through these transactions, Charterhouse confirms its ambition to develop a leading European platform in the healthcare education sector.

The Gide team was composed of partner Nathalie Benoit, with associate Caroline Nguyen Huu, on the financing aspects, and partner Magali Buchert, with associate Charles Ghuysen, on the tax aspects.

The transaction had a strong cross-border dimension, involving both Spanish and Luxembourg aspects. Gide worked closely with its best friends, including Cuatrecasas in Spain (with Hector Bros, Javier Vivas Treviño, Magda Munt Sabata, Paula Massagué Vidal and Adrián Coca Ussía) and Arendt & Medernach in Luxembourg (with Matthieu Taillandier, Joris Reinert and Océane Jacquet).