Joint mandated arrangers Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) (facility agent), National Bank of Abu Dhabi (information memorandum) and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (bookrunner) have launched the $120m three year facility for the Commercial Bank of Qatar into senior syndication. Arrangers are being invited for tickets of $10m each. The deal pays a margin of 47.5bp over Libor, and the formal deadline for commitments is September 10. The facility will be used for general funding and to refinance the borrower's previous $120m five year term loan signed in May 2000. That deal paid a margin of 70bp over Libor. The borrower is rated A3 by Moody's.
August 30, 2002