Advising Apera Asset Management, a pan-European mid-market private debt investor, on the financing of the debt facilities to support MBO & Co’s (“MBO”) acquisition of Atalian Group’s business unit focused on grounds maintenance services and landscape construction projects.

The divested entity, which will operate under the brand name Pinson Paysage, has tripled its turnover in ten years and is now the 3rd player in France with a turnover of €73 million in 2018 and a projected turnover of €82 million in 2019.

Apera has arranged a unitranche debt package in support of the buyout of Pinson Paysage and to finance further expansion projects and potential acquisitions.