GTR Trade Finance eNews - Deals September 2008
September 30, 2008
HSBC arranges Sri Lankan first for Sinosure
HSBC has closed a US$45mn loan for Sri Lankan mobile phone operator Mobitel.
September 26, 2008
US Ex-Im closes aircraft exports deal in India
US Ex-Im has closed a US$548.6mn financing for the purchase of Boeing aircraft by
September 26, 2008
Turkey's Isbank signs dual tranche syndicated loan
Turkiye Is Bankasi (Isbank) has closed a dual tranche syndicated loan facility, with the signing taking place in London earlier this week.
September 26, 2008
Estonian Credit Bank closes loan extension
Estonian Credit Bank has secured a €32mn term loan via BayernLB.
September 19, 2008
Yapi Kredi signs multi-currency deal
Turkey’s Yapi Kredi has signed a one-year US$1bn dual tranche multi-currency term loan facility.
September 17, 2008
Eskom signs export credit deal with KfW-IPEX and HSBC
South Africa’s state-owned power company Eskom has signed a €250mn (approximately R2.8bn) export credit financing loan agreement with KfW-IPEX and HSBC Bank.September 15, 2008
Ursa Bank issues mandates
Russia’s Ursa Bank has mandated Banif-Banco Internacional do Funchal, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Intesa Sanpaolo, Standard Bank, Bank Austria Creditanstalt and Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank (Unicredit Group) to arrange a US$100mn syndicated trade-related term loan facility.September 15, 2008
Kazakh's BTA repays on second tranche
Kazakhstan's BTA Bank has repaid part of its second tranche of a US$1.111mn syndicated loan originally signed in September 2006.September 15, 2008
Senior loan facility closes for Mexico’s Grupo R
Mandated lead arrangers WestLB and BBVA Bancomer have closed a US$584mn senior secured term loan facility for Mexican oil and gas conglomerate Grupo R.September 12, 2008
Azerbaijan’s AzDB signs debut trade syndication
Azerdemiryolbank (AzDB) in Azerbaijan has signed its debut US$16mn syndicated trade-related loan facility.September 12, 2008
Pravex Bank signs short-term trade loan
Initial mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners BayernLB, Intesa Sanpaolo and Standard Bank have signed a US$42mn syndicated short-term loan facility for Pravex Bank in Ukraine.September 11, 2008
VTB issues mandates for syndication
VTB Bank (Austria) has mandated Deutsche Bank, Erste Group Bank, and Natixis as the initial mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners to arrange a US$300mn syndicated term loan facility.September 10, 2008
Belagroprombank signs loan oversubscribed
Mandated lead arrangers Banco Finantia, Credit Suisse and Intesa Sanpaolo have signed a US$55mn trade finance term loan for Belagroprombank.September 09, 2008
Bank Zenit deal launches
Mandated lead arrangers Bayerische Landesbank, Commerzbank, Erste Group Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, RZB and WestLB are launching a US$140mn syndicated trade related finance facility.September 08, 2008
Kazakh's Samruk Energy taps market for coal acquisition
Kazakhstan’s Samruk Energy has mandated Barclays Capital, Calyon, and HSBC Bank to arrange a US$400mn syndicated term loan facility with a one-year maturity.September 08, 2008
Probusinessbank mandates for syndication
Russia’s Probusinessbank has mandated Commerzbank, Dresdner Kleinwort, and VTB Bank to arrange a US$25mn syndicated trade-related term loan facility.September 08, 2008
Syndication launches on Bank Center-Invest deal
Syndication has been launched on a US$60mn syndicated trade-related term loan facility for Bank Center-Invest.September 08, 2008
Sberbank issues mandates
Russia's Sberbank issues mandates on US$1.2bn senior term loan facility.
September 02, 2008
