2nd-biggest Australia loan, biggest chemical-sector deal sealed

The second largest syndicated loan signed in Australia in 2017 YTD

• Telstra has signed an A$1 5 billion facility through joint bookrunners and mandated lead arrangers ANZ, BNP Paribas, Bank of China, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Mizuho Bank, National Australia Bank, and Westpac Syndication saw Bank of America, Bank of Nova Scotia, China Construction Bank, Citibank, DBS, HSBC, Royal Bank of Canada and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp join as mandated lead arrangers, while Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan Chase Bank came in as arrangers Proceeds are for general corporate purposes
• This is the second largest deal signed in Australia so far this year, after SPIC Pacific Hydro’s $1 2 billion facility signed...