Capgemini in €505.8 Million Capital Increase in Financing of IGATE Acquisition

Cleary Gottlieb represented Capgemini in connection with the issue and private placement launched on June 9, 2015 of 6,700,00 new shares, representing 4.05% of its share capital, at a subscription price of €75.50 per share. The capital increase was largely oversubscribed. The capital increase’s purpose was primarily to refinance part of the $3.8 billion bridge loan facility entered into in the context of the IGATE acquisition expected to close in the second semester.

This capital increase was led by Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas acting as Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners, Crédit Agricole CIB and HSBC acting as Joint Bookrunners.

Capgemini is one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services.