Colonial to Issue Up to €5 Billion in New Debt

3 January 2020 The socimi Colonial has communicated its intention to issue up to €5 billion in new bonds to Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV). The new issue is part of the firm’s strategy to complement its bank financing.

Colonial, which primarily invests in offices for lease had net debts of €4.522 billion as of September of last year. The socimi last issued bonds in November 2017 and April 2018 to finance its takeover bid and subsequent merger with Axiare.

The firm is currently analysing a series of possible new acquisitions, adding to its portfolio of office buildings in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris. The existing portfolio is valued at 11.8 billion euros.

La socimi Colonial ha comunicado su intención de emitir hasta 5.000 millones de euros en nuevos bonos a la Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) de España. El nuevo emisión es parte de la estrategia de la empresa para complementar su financiamiento bancario.

Colonial, que invierte principalmente en oficinas para arrendar, tenía deudas netas de 4.522 millones de euros in septiembre de 2019. La socimi emitió bonos por última vez en noviembre de 2017 y abril de 2018 para financiar su oferta de adquisición y posterior fusión con Axiare.

Actualmente, la firma está analizando una serie de posibles nuevas adquisiciones, que se sumarian a su cartera de edificios de oficinas en Madrid, Barcelona y París. La cartera existente está valorada en 11.800 millones de euros.

Original Story: Europa Press

Translation/Summary: Richard D. Turner

NH Early Redeems A Bond Issue To Reduce Its Debt By €100M

31 October 2017 – Expansión

The NH hotel chain has reduced its debt by €100 million after early redeeming the entirety of a debt obligation issue made in 2013. The issue, amounting to €250 million in total, was due to mature in 2019.

NH has explained that the redemption will be performed on 30 November and will be charged against available cash and, temporarily, through short-term credit lines. Following the operation, the company’s long-term gross financial debt will stand at around €740 million.

The hotel group has explained that this operation will allow it to achieve a net interest saving of around €9.6 million between 30 November (2017) and 1 November 2019, the obligations’ maturity date.

“The redemption and cancellation of the obligations represents a significant milestone in the company’s strategic plan, and seeks to reduce the gross amount and average cost of its indebtedness over the long-term, as well as to prolong its average life”, says NH.

Specifically, with this redemption and without considering the temporary use of short-term credit lines, the average cost of NH’s debt will reduce from 4.2% to 3.8%, whilst its average life will lengthen from 4.4 years to 4.7 years.

Moreover, as a consequence of this redemption, the syndicated credit line signed in 2016 for a limit of €250 million will continue to be available in its entirety, and its maturity is extended automatically until 2021.

In this way, NH is finalising the process to refinance its long-term debt and will hold onto a €250 million convertible bond, which is due to mature in November 2018, as medium-term debt.

Original story: Expansión (by Rebeca Arroyo)

Translation: Carmel Drake