Australia
A A$3.8 billion dual tranche facility for Wesfarmers has been completed via mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners ANZ, BNP Paribas and National Australia Bank.
A total of 22 banks joined the deal as participants, namely ABN AMRO, Bank of America, Bank of China Hong Kong, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Barclays, Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, Goldman Sachs, Intesa San Paolo, Mega International Commercial Bank, Mizuho, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, Rabobank, Scotia Bank Asia, Scotia Bank Hong Kong, Societe Generale, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, WestLB and Westpac.
The refinancing is equally split into two A$1.9 billion term loans with two- and three-year maturities...