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LONDON, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Barings, one of the world s leading financial services firms, today announced that it has co-arranged a new €555m senior secured credit facility to support Eurazeo Capital and IK Investment Partners investment in Questel, alongside Raise Investissement and the management team. Headquartered in France, Questel is a major intellectual property solutions provider operating worldwide. The financing includes an annual review of the margin for the credit facilities, based on the achievement of five pre-defined ESG criteria. Financial terms were not disclosed. Questel is one of the few truly international players providing a one-stop-shop for Intellectual Property solutions. This transaction builds upon our strong long-term relationships with both Eurazeo and IK, and marks our second ESG Unitranche in 2020, said Alice Foucault, Managing Director in Barings European Private Finance group. With the challenges of the new market environment we co