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Strong appetite from international banks for first gigascale 24/7 solar plant
ECA-backed deal comes after AFC raises $2bn to fund infrastructure development
Deal was three times oversubscribed
International Finance Corp’s drive to introduce development finance to the CLO market is advancing. Its second deal of $509m had more investors, more tranches and better pricing, supporting its rapid growth
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Afren, the Africa-focused oil exploration company listed on the London Stock Exchange, has avoided default on a $300m loan after obtaining a deferral from banks on the $50m amortisation payment that was due on Saturday January 31 for its Ebok debt facility. -
United Asia Finance (UAF) has closed its latest fundraising at a higher than launch size of HK$2.859bn ($368.8m). With most Hong Kong blue chips going for the club or self arranged route, the deal stood out, offering banks to join in retail syndication.
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Philippine consumer food and beverage company Universal Robina Corp’s NZ$742m ($537.57m) loan has been allocated, with ten banks joining the syndication. The loan, which is for the company’s acquisition of New Zealand’s Griffin's Foods, received a good response thanks to the lack of top tier offshore deals out of the Phillipines.
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Indonesian oil and gas company Pertamina, which is in the market for $1.8bn five year loan, has received $380m in commitments in general. Bankers on the deal said they expect to close soon with allocations likely to be out in the next couple of weeks.
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GlobalCapital Asia held a drinks reception at Duddell’s in Hong Kong on January 28, 2015. The evening was a chance for guests to pick up their well deserved regional capital markets awards, and catch up with friends and colleagues from around the market.
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Russian borrowers are still trying to line up loan deals with international banks, even as conditions for them continue to worsen and the pool of banks willing to arrange such deals grows ever smaller.
