MILAN, Italy – Autogrill S.p.A. has announced the signing of a medium-long term loan financing agreement for a maximum total amount of Euro 300 million and 5-year term with UniCredit S.p.A., Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., Banco BPM S.p.A., Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A., Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Milan Branch, Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. and Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A.
The financing agreement is backed by SACE S.p.A. guarantee pursuant to the provisions of the article 1 of the Decree Law n.23/2020, with the amendments of the Law n. 40/2020 “Decreto Liquidità” (“Liquidity Decree”).
Autogrill will use the liquidity of the financing agreement to finance, directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, labour cost, investments, working capital and/or the payment of rents related to the production facilities and business activities located in Italy, in line with the provisions of the “Liquidity Decree” and SACE regulation.
Autogrill Europe S.p.A., a subsidiary of Autogrill S.p.A., also announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale to the Spanish group Areas of the 100% of its Spanish operations managed through Autogrill Iberia Slu.
The transaction is part of the process of capital allocation optimization and refocusing of the contract portfolio on the geographical areas and channels with higher growth potential and expected profitability.
The Spanish operations include 60 point of sales, mainly located on motorways, which generated approximately 80 million Euro revenue in 2019.
The agreed Enterprise Value is 12 million Euro. The closing of the transaction is subject to the necessary approvals of the Spanish Antitrust Authority.
Autogrill is the global leader of the concession F&B market, with 5 bln Euro revenue, of which approximately 60% at airports, and is active in 31 countries with 1,000 locations and 60,000 employees.
