Loan Week, March 7-13

A roundup of the latest syndicated loan market news.

China

Chailease International Finance has secured a $64 million eight-year term loan via sole bookrunner Taiwan Cooperative Bank.

Chailease Finance was the guarantor of this fundraising.

Syndication saw Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Land Bank of Taiwan and Mega International Commercial Bank join in at lower tiers.

Proceeds are for aircraft financing purposes.

Hong Kong

Sinosteel International Holding has concluded a $230 million three-year term loan through sole bookrunner Bank of Taiwan.

Morgan Stanley was the administration and security agent, and the syndication took place in both Hong Kong and Taiwan.

During syndication, Bank of East Asia and Dah Sing Bank came in as arrangers, while Bank of Kaohsiung, Bank of Shanghai, Cathay United Bank, Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Land Bank of Taiwan, Ta Chong Bank, Taichung Commercial Bank and Taiwan Cooperative Bank joined in at lower tiers.

Proceeds are for debt repaying and working capital purposes.

India

Aban Holding sealed a $1.3 billion 15-year and one-month revolving credit facility through sole bookrunner and mandated lead arranger State Bank of India.

The facility will be repaid on a quarterly basis.

Syndication saw Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, Export-Import Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, State Bank of Hyderabad and State Bank of Travancore join in as participants.

Proceeds are to repay existing indebtedness.

Financial Software & Systems has obtained a Rs2.6 billion one-year credit facility through sole bookrunner and mandated lead arranger Axis Bank.

The facility is fully-underwritten by Axis Bank.

Final allocations saw the lead take Rs1.7 billion while participant Allahabad Bank contributed Rs400 million. Canara Bank and Union Bank of India provided Rs350 million and Rs200 million to complete the syndication.

Proceeds are for working capital purposes.

Jaora Nayagaon Toll Road has completed a Rs6.1 billion 13-year term loan through sole bookrunner ICICI Bank.

Ashoka Concessions, PNC Infratech, SPML Infra and Srei Infrastructure Finance are the loan sponsors.

Final allocation saw the leads lend Rs4.2 billion while participant IDFC took the rest.

Proceeds are to support a PPP highway project.

Japan

TLC Olive has secured a $29 million 12-year term loan on a club basis through mandated lead arrangers Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Development Bank of Japan.

The facility is guaranteed by Air New Zealand.

Proceeds are for aircraft financing.

Malaysia

AmBank (M) has inked a $300 million three-year term loan through joint bookrunners ANZ, Mizuho, Standard Chartered, UOB and Wells Fargo.

The facility is priced 90bp over Libor.

Final allocation saw ANZ, Mizuho, Standard Chartered, UOB and Wells Fargo provide $54 million each while arranger Commerzbank lent $30 million.

Proceeds are for general corporate purposes.

Singapore

RSH has obtained a S$150 million five-year term loan on a club basis through mandated lead arrangers DBS, HSBC, RBS and Standard Chartered.

Final allocations saw the arrangers contribute equally to the loan.

Proceeds are to refinance existing indebtedness.

South Korea

Korea Railroad Corp has inked a $200 million three-year loan-style floating rate note on a club basis through mandated lead arrangers BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and Standard Chartered.

Final allocations saw Credit Agricole commit $100 million while BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered pledged $50 million each.

Proceeds are to refinance existing indebtedness and working capital purposes.

Taiwan

Eiwa Electric Power has completed a ¥3.5 billion seven-year term loan through mandated lead arrangers CTBC Bank, Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, First Commercial Bank and Mega International Commercial Bank on a club basis.

Giga Solar Materials guaranteed the financing.

Final allocations saw Chang Hwa Commercial Bank commit ¥1.2 billion while the rest came in with ¥780 million each.

Proceeds are for capital expenditure purposes.

Fina Finance & Trading has closed a NT$2.4 billion three-year revolving credit facility via sole bookrunner Land Bank of Taiwan.

During syndication, the lead took NT$750 million while mandated lead arrangers Agricultural Bank of Taiwan, Mega International Commercial Bank and Yuanta Commercial Bank came in with NT$280 million each. Participants Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Industrial Bank of Taiwan and Taiwan Cooperative Bank contributed NT$180 million apiece, while Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, E.Sun Commercial Bank and Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank rounded up the group with NT$90 million each.

Proceeds are to repay existing indebtedness, and for working capital purposes.

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