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<item><pubDate>04/30/2008</pubDate><title>Credit Agricole and Banco Popolare announce the signing of an agreement for the Italian joint venture between Agos and Ducato</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/press-releases-200868/$File/29_04_08_GB_Agos_Ducato.pdf</link><description>Publication : April 30, 2008 - Press releases - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/29/2008</pubDate><title>Acquisition by Energias de Portugal (EDP) of the French wind energy operator and developer Eole 76</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/references-200891</link><description>Publication : April 29, 2008 - References - EDP , the listed Portuguese electricity group and 4th global player in the renewable energy sector,  acquired the French wind energy company Eole 76.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Calyon acted as Sole financial adviser to EDP and its renewable energy units, EDP Renováveis and NEO Energia, for that transaction.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The transaction includes 3 wind farms in operation in the Normandy region, with an installed capacity of 35 MW, and several wind farm projects under development, mostly located in the Normandy and Rhônes-Alpes regions and representing a total capacity of 560 MW.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Out of these projects under development, 8 MW are under construction, 12.5 MW have already all the necessary authorizations to start construction and are expected to enter into operation between 2009 and 2010, while construction licenses have already been submitted for another 43 MW.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The company founder, Vincent Oget, will remain responsible for the development of these projects and will join, with all his team, the existing French wind energy subsidiary of EDP Renováveis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With this transaction, EDP becomes the third wind farms player in France in terms of installed capacity (122 MW).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The transaction amounted to a total cash consideration of  EUR 95 million  (Enterprise Value).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Additional success fees will be paid for every wind farm construction authorization obtained by the end of 2013.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;After the "La Compagnie du Vent" deal closed at the end of last year, the Eole 76 transaction enables  Calyon to enhance its franchise within the dynamic renewable energy sector and its position as one of the key financial advisers in the sector.</description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/28/2008</pubDate><title>Credit Agricole S.A. annual report - Registration document Online</title><link>http://www.credit-agricole-sa.fr/IMG/pdf/CA_DRF_UK__BAT_220408_19H30.pdf</link><description>Publication : April 28, 2008 - News Flash - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/28/2008</pubDate><title>Calyon, Mandated Lead Arranger and Technical Bank of a USD 600 million financing for Total Gabon</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/references-200889</link><description>Publication : April 28, 2008 - References - Calyon is Mandated Lead Arranger and Technical Bank  in Total Gabon's 8-year  USD 600 million facility , whose purpose is to finance the re-development of an oil field offshore Gabon.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This financing outlines the capacity and strong commitment of Calyon to large oil &amp; gas projects in West Africa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This mandate rewards the technical expertise of Calyon’s Reserve Based Lending team and is a key milestone in Calyon’s longstanding relationship with Total.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Total Gabon is a flagship West African oil company operating in Gabon for decades.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is majority controlled by Total and listed on the Paris Euronext SE.</description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/28/2008</pubDate><title>Calyon announces the creation of the Natural Resources, Infrastructure &amp; Power Department within Calyon Structured Finance</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/press-releases-200866/$File/28.04.08_GB_Structured_Finance.pdf</link><description>Publication : April 28, 2008 - Press releases - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/25/2008</pubDate><title>Leagues Tables and Awards Debt &amp; Credit Markets - First quarter 2008</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/track-record/corporate-investment-bank/league-tables-20081</link><description>Publication : April 25, 2008 - League Tables - Debt &amp; Credit Markets placed EUR 13 billion of new issues from January to April 2008.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The new issues included: EUR 7 billion 11-year bond for Irland EUR 4 billion 15-year bond for Italy EUR 2 billion 2-year bond for Credit Agricole Rankings: No 5 Bookrunner – All Bonds in Euros (source: Thomson Financial - April 2008) No 1 Bookrunner – All Sovereigns in Euros (source: Dealogic - April 2008) No 1 Bookrunner – All Subordinated Financial Institutions in Euros (source: Thomson Financial, 1st quarter 2008) Awards: ISR Awards 2007, Emerging Market - Deal of the Year 2007 with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority deal (DEWA) Euroweek, High Yield category – Deal of the Year 2007 with Fiat Finance North America deal &lt;a href="/pdf-fr/classements-et-recompenses-dcm-qi-2008.pdf" target="_blank" class="texterouge"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Leagues Tables and Awards Debt &amp; Credit Markets - First quarter 2008&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;</description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/21/2008</pubDate><title>Calyon Appoints Mark Greenleaf as Regional Head of Commodities for Asia</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/press-releases-200863/$File/21.04_GB_Nomi_Marc_Greenleaf.pdf</link><description>Publication : April 21, 2008 - Press releases - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/17/2008</pubDate><title>Calyon Appoints Patricia Leung as Regional Head of IRD &amp; Hybrid Structuring for Asia ex-Japan</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/press-releases-200860/$File/Press Release for Patricia Leung.pdf</link><description>Publication : April 17, 2008 - Press releases - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/16/2008</pubDate><title>Conexia Energy invites Crédit Agricole Private Equity and Valorem to acquire a stake in its share capital</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/press-releases-200858/$File/16.04.08 GB Conexia.pdf</link><description>Publication : April 16, 2008 - Press releases - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/15/2008</pubDate><title>Calyon ranks n°1 on all Euro Sovereigns League Tables YTD for Syndicated Bond issues</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/references-200885</link><description>Publication : April 15, 2008 - References - Dealogic ranks Calyon n°1 for the first time ever on all Euro Sovereigns League Tables YTD for Syndicated Bond issues.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“This fantastic result, is a group achievement.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All the people involved from trading, research, sales, syndicate, coverage, legal, support teams, marketing, origination, are to be congratulated for such an amazing ranking.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Staying so high in the tables will be very tough and will require extraordinary efforts from everybody along the bond business in the bank but we have proven that we can make it working together.” says Jose Maria Fernandez, Global Head of Origination for Sovereigns, Agencies &amp; Supranationals.</description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/14/2008</pubDate><title>Calyon appoints Frédéric Lainé as Head of Fixed Income Markets for Asia ex-Japan</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/press-releases-200853/$File/Calyon appointsFredericLaine.pdf</link><description>Publication : April 14, 2008 - Press releases - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/14/2008</pubDate><title>Crédit Agricole Private Equity launches two innovation funds (FCPIs) to reduce wealth tax liability</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/press-releases-200854/$File/14.04.08 GB_FCPI ISF.pdf</link><description>Publication : April 14, 2008 - Press releases - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/14/2008</pubDate><title>Eurofactor, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S.A., establishes a presence in Italy</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/press-releases-200857/$File/14.04.08 GB Implantation ITALIE.pdf</link><description>Publication : April 14, 2008 - Press releases - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/11/2008</pubDate><title>Ad Room : our most recent publications, CA Cheuvreux receives The Farsight Award 2007, Sustainable development in the heart of Calyon's activities...</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/tools/newsletter0208.html</link><description>Publication : February 2008 - Newsletter History - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/11/2008</pubDate><title>Calyon closes the first ever IAS compliant Securitization in Spain, in favour of Prosegur</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/references-200881</link><description>Publication : April 11, 2008 - References - Calyon closed the first ever IAS compliant Securitization in Spain, in favour of Prosegur.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The timing of the closing is impressive because of surrounding difficulties in the market, and required strong support from Calyon's management.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Calyon has securitized receivables in Spain and Portugal and France’s portfolio will be incorporated during 2008.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The transaction is strategic for the company  that has closed it to fund future general purpose needs (including future adquisitions) jointly with existing unused long term credit lines.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Prosegur is a company quoted in Madrid, with a EUR 1,7 billion market cap, operating in the Securiy industry in 13 countries as leader in most of them, specialy in Spain, Portugal and Latam</description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/10/2008</pubDate><title>Calyon, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner in one of the first "post bubble" LBO's in the US market</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/references-200876</link><description>Publication : April 10, 2008 - References - Private Equity firm Hellman &amp; Friedman acquired Goodman Global, Inc.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;in a transaction valued at USD 2.7 billion.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Transaction closed February, 13th 2008.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This deal represents  one of the first "post bubble" LBO’s in the US market .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The debt was successfully broadly distributed in a difficult market.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The transaction was financed with approx.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;USD 1.3 billion equity contribution (47%) and USD 1.4 billion funded debt.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The debt financing was arranged and underwritten by a consortium comprised of Calyon, Barclays, GECC, Farallon Capital and GSO Capital:  Calyon underwrote USD 310 million of the USD 1.1 billion Senior Secured Credit Facilities  along with Barclays, GECC and GSO.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Senior Secured debt financing consisted of a USD 300 million Asset-Based Revolver and USD 800 million Term Loan B Facility.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Calyon was Joint lead arranger and Joint bookrunner to the Senior Secured Term Loan Facility and Joint bookrunner to the Asset-Based Facility.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Goodman is the n°1 selling individual brand and n°2 overall domestic manufacturer (based on aggregate unit sales) of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products for residential and light commercial use in North America .</description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/10/2008</pubDate><title>Calyon appoints Metal and Energy Analysts to support its Commodities Team</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news/corporate-investment-bank/press-releases-200851/$File/10 04 08 CalyonAppointsMetalEnergy analysts.pdf</link><description>Publication : April 10, 2008 - Press releases - </description></item>
<item><pubDate>04/10/2008</pubDate><title>Stock market products, a complete offering</title><link>http://www.calyon.com/news-zooms-/warrants-turbos-certificates.html</link><description>Publication : April 2008 - Zoom - </description></item>
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