"With Accola and Redbridge’s support, we doubled the size of our securitisation programme by expanding it to new sellers and asset classes, including statistically estimated unbilled receivables."

Didier Grandpré
Chief Financial Officer

Engagement overview

  • Renewal and expansion of Elior’s securitisation programme

Objectives

  • Programme size expansion (new sellers, new jurisdictions, new asset classes)
  • Increase in quantum of deconsolidating funding
  • Addition of new lenders
  • Funding of statistically estimated unbilled receivables
  • Cost optimisation
  • STS qualification

Results

  • Programme size expanded from EUR360m to EUR800m
  • Deconsolidating funding increased
  • Three new lenders added to the transaction
  • Funding of statitiscally estimated unbilled receivables up to 20% of programme size.
  • Cost optimisation through credit premium squeeze
  • STS qualification obtained

Methodology

  • Asset portfolio review
  • RFP launched with Elior’s banking partners
  • Negotiation with shortlisted banks aiming at optimising the structure and the financial terms of the transaction
  • Funding of unbilled receivables on a statistical basis: modelling, documentation, STS labelling, deconsolidation
  • Documentation review, notably calculation annexes, triggers, dilution risk treatment

Value added by Redbridge

  • Expertise in trade receivables securitisation
  • Statistical modelling
  • Agile project management
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