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AltfinPartners is acting as sole Financial Advisor to TOWT for the funding of its first four sailing cargo vessels.

After 10 years of trading activity on cargo sailing vessels, Transoceanic Wind Transport (“TOWT”) is building its own fleet of cargo sailing vessels to meet growing demands from its clients. The first vessels will have a capacity of 1,000 Tons and be built at Piriou, France.

AltfinPartners support Eurazeo in its due diligence process for the launch of its European Sustainable Maritime Infrastructure fund, the group’s first maritime and SFDR 9 fund.

Eurazeo announced in 2022 the €185m closing of ESMI, its first fund dedicated to maritime infrastructures. Tageted fund size is €300m.

AltfinPartners acted as sole financial advisor to Les Abeilles International during the tendering process and subsequent financing of two salvage vessels to be employed on long term charter to the French Navy. Vessels were financed under French tax leases schemes.

Set up in 1864, Les Abeilles International is a French maritime company specialized in deep-sea towage and salvage operations. Since 1976, they have chartered out dedicated tonnage to the French Navy to protect the coasts from ship wreckages and pollution risks.

AltfinPartners is acting as Financial Advisor to accelerate business growth and structure future funding rounds.

Our client is an established player in the mobility sector. We are advising on the incorporation of blockchain into its business model to boost client acquisition and accelerate growth.

 

We also structure and coordinate legal/financial arrangements to secure adequate funding for the project (first financing tranche has already been successfully placed with private investors).

AltfinPartners acted as sole financial advisor to Econocom for the acquisition of Les Abeilles International.

Econocom is a group set up by Jean Louis Bouchard and listed on Euronext Brussels stock market. In 2020, Econocom entered into exclusive negotiations with Bourbon for the acquisition of Les Abeilles International, its salvage arm.

AltfinPartners acted as Financial Advisor to Smart Strategy Group for the development of the real estate project UNIFIVE.

Smart Strategy Group is a real estate developer with various programs including business, sport and shopping centers as well as residential buildings, in France and abroad. UNIFIVE is a development program located at La Farlède, near Toulon in the South of France. The 30 000 m² program combines a unique mix of residential and business buildings together with a shopping and multi-activity sport center. The program is due for delivery in 2021. 

AltfinPartners advised an investment fund on its real estate diversification.

Our client is an established investment fund, considering to enter the real estate business. We help our client to build its investment strategy/business cases and shortlist the best opportunities. We structure & execute the financing of the operations.

AltfinPartners acted as sole Financial Advisor to Unik Name for its seed financing.

Unik Name is a French start up, developing a universal naming system built on a blockchain technology. This solution, currently at MVP stage, is meant to be safe and private, providing each individual and corporate with a single identifier to access all applications and services. The seed round has been subscribed by a family office and corporates. The money raised will enable to finalize the product. 

AltfinPartners acted as sole Financial Advisor to BCDiploma for its €1,1m seed financing.

BCDiploma is a French start up that automates and certifies the digital issuance of diplomas and any other documents thanks to the blockchain technology. Its pioneering solution is fully operational and has already been deployed in some prestigious business schools and universities around the globe.

AltfinPartners acted as Financial Advisor for a fleet financing.

Our client is an established player, active in the oil & gas shipping business. A refinancing of its fleet was needed to release available cash and perform new investments.

 

Diversification of funding sources was also a key objective of our client.

AltfinPartners has been mandated to perform a feasibility study of an investment fund & its underlying assets.

Our client is considering to tokenize the funds’ units but also its direct investments into several European companies. It is part of the fund’s diversification strategy. We helped our client to better understand the drivers, benefits and constraints of such solution, performing comprehensive due diligences across several jurisdictions and ultimately providing recommendations on the most adequate structure and timing for execution.

AltfinPartners acted as Financial Advisor to Smart Strategy Group for the development of the real estate project Le Carré La Colle.

Smart Strategy Group is a real estate developer with various programs including business, sport and shopping centers as well as residential buildings, in France and abroad. Le Carré La Colle is a development program located at La Colle-sur-Loup on the French Riviera. The 2-storey building comprises offices, shops and a restaurant for a total of 3 500m² was delivered in 2018. The financing structure included an optimized mix of sales before completion, bank financing, equity crowdfunding.