Skadden is advising L’Occitane Groupe and Reinold Geiger — the majority shareholder of luxury cosmetics company L’Occitane International — on their offer to take L’Occitane International private, valuing the company at €6 billion. The deal is financed through a combination of external debt facilities provided by Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as well as subordinated debt financing provided by funds managed by Blackstone Inc. and its affiliates and Goldman Sachs Asset Management International.
by Rohin Pujari
