Stellantis N.V. (BIT:STLAM) and Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance S.A. entered into a binding agreement to acquire LeasePlan activities in Luxembourg, Finland and Czech Republic from LeasePlan Corporation N.V. on March 22, 2023. The completion of the transaction, expected in the course of 2023 well after the closing of the creation of the NewCo, is subject to the customary conditions precedent in this area, namely the completion of the acquisition of LeasePlan by ALD and the approval of the competent authorities 2023.The closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory and antitrust approvals. Team led by Pierre Thomet, Alain Garnier, Julien Bourmaud-Danto, Pierre Zelenko, Thomas Elkins, Guillaume de Meersman, Sonia Cissé, Jean-François Merdrignac, Ngoc-Hong Ma, Lionel Vuidard and Géric Clomes of Linklaters acted as legal advisor to Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance and Stellantis.

The offices of Linklaters in Luxembourg and Lisbon were also involved on certain aspects of the transaction. Etienne Genot, Roch Baeza, and Anne-Sophie Wronski, Malik Douaoui Florence of Agricole Consumer Finance acted as due diligence provider to Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance S.A. JP Morgan acted as financial advisor to ALD.