Helrom receives further 32.9 million euros in green loans to finance growth
The rail freight and technology company Helrom, together with Société Générale and DAL Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing, has successfully completed a green loan financing. The funds will strengthen Helrom GmbH's further growth and market development and underscore the company's role as a pioneer in the sustainable decarbonization of rail freight transport.
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Frankfurt, May 27, 2025 – The financing, with a total volume of €32.9 million, is being provided equally by DL Finance, a Deutsche Leasing Group company, and Société Générale. The transaction was structured jointly by DAL Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing and Société Générale. In an overall challenging market environment, Helrom was able to negotiate very favorable terms with a term of seven years. The financing complies with the standards of the Loan Market Association (LMA) and the LMA Green Loan Principles. The structure is based on an asset-based financing model and is also designed as a platform for Helrom's future financing steps. The current transaction follows a similar financing that the parties successfully completed in June 2023.
The second financing round now agreed will significantly support the further expansion of Helrom's transport capacities. The funds will enable the purchase of approximately 120 additional Helrom trailer wagons. The investment accelerates the company's strategy to strengthen rail freight transport as a key pillar of the transport transition and to sustainably decarbonize supply chains. It is consistent with the goal of CO₂-neutral freight transport and Helrom's ESG principles.
Dr. Matthias Herrmann, CFO of Helrom, emphasizes the great success of having realized a second financing round together with the existing partners to implement the company's goals:
"We are pleased to have agreed on further debt financing with our two long-standing financing partners, Société Générale and DAL. We are particularly proud that we were able to structure this loan as the first green loan in Helrom's history. We will use the funds to finance the Helrom trailer cars for the next six trains. Both partners fully support our ESG mission to decarbonize supply chains and have supported the topic of green financing from the very beginning. We are grateful for this support and look forward to further establishing our sustainable transport concept with this financing."
Gerald Wiencke, Head of Transportation & Logistics at DAL Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing, explains:
"With this customized financing solution, which we are implementing together with Deutsche Leasing Finance and Société Générale, we are continuing our successful collaboration with Helrom and supporting the company in its next phase of growth. The transaction is in line with our strategic goal of enabling the transition to low-emission logistics. We are pleased to support companies like Helrom in the decarbonization of supply chains with long-term, structured financing solutions."
Thomas Losay, Head of Global Land Transportation at Société Générale, said:
"We are delighted to further support Helrom's development with a second financing within two years. As a lender, agent, and green loan coordinator, Société Générale promotes sustainable growth and innovation in European freight transport, thereby accelerating the transition to a climate-friendly economy."
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