Milan, 19 May 2008 - Autogrill S.p.A. (Milan: AGL IM) announced today that BNP Paribas S.A. (“BNPP”), Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (“RBS”) and UniCredit Group, acting as Initial Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, successfully completed the general syndication of the €1billion Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility (the “Facility”) to fund the acquisition of 49.95% of Aldeasa S.A. from Altadis S.A. and the acquisition of 100% of World Duty Free Europe Limited from BAA, as announced on 10th March 2008.
The company Autogrill S.p.A. was merged into the company World Duty Free S.r.l. effective as from November 1st, 2023 .
At the same time, the company World Duty Free S.r.l. was transformed into a joint-stock company with the name World Duty Free S.p.A..