11.06.2010
On 9 th June 2010 Porterbrook successfully issued two sterling bonds with a value of £520 million.
The proceeds of this initial issuance have been used to prepay certain senior term loans which Porterbrook entered into in 2008 following its acquisition by the current owners, a consortium led by Deutsche Bank AG.
The initial dealers in respect of the bond programme were Barclays Bank Plc, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Lloyds TSB Bank plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. The senior lenders involved in the bank refinancing were Abbey National Treasury Services plc, Barclays Bank plc, BNP Paribas, London Branch, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Dexia Credit Local, London Branch, Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Lombard North Central plc and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
The issue was rated BBB by Standard & Poor's. |