Fountaine Pajot SA (ENXTPA:ALFPC) agreed to acquire majority stake in Dufour Yachts SAS for €22.6 million on March 30, 2018. The transaction is financed in cash and debt. Caisse régionale de Charente-Maritime Deux-Sèvres acted as a local partner bank and used UNEXO's expertise to provide a complete and tailor-made offer, both in capital and in Euro PP financing. The banking debt was subscribed by Caisse régionale Charente-Maritime Deux-Sèvres and the structure UNEXO Fonds de dette. Dufour Yachts reported turnover of €63.5 million in 2017. The transaction is subject to consultation of the personnel unions, the signing of a final agreement and the approval from the competition authorities and is expected to materialize by the end of April 2018. Matthieu Boyé, Matthieu Maquet of Mazars Corporate Finance acted as financial advisors, Christophe Joffe, Camille Malbezin of Joffe & Associés acted as legal advisors, Pierre Tchertoff and Elena Aubrée of Mazars acted as financial due diligence advisors for Fountaine Pajot SA. Pierre Sader, Romain Golven of Transaction R acted as financial advisors for the sellers. Saam Golshani, Julien Bensaid, Agnieszka Opalach, Anna Leitchenko, Soleine Gautier, Emmanuel Benard, Hélène Daher, Nadège Owen, Anne-Sophie Kerfant, Rudy Marouani of Orrick acted as legal advisors for Dufour Yachts and its shareholders. Rothschild & Co SCA acted as financial advisor to shareholders of Dufour Yachts.