Friday, February 5, 2016

ChemChina to fund $43 billion Syngenta bid with recourse, non-recourse debt-LPC



State-owned China National Chemical house (ChemChina) plans to borrow regarding $30 billion in recourse loans to assist fund its $43 billion bid for Swiss seeds and pesticides cluster Syngenta (SYNN.VX), Thomson Reuters LPC aforesaid on weekday, citing banking sources acquainted with the plans.

The specific breakdown of the funding package has nonetheless to be set, however regarding $13 billion are going to be taken on by Syngenta as non-recourse debt, or debt that's not warranted by the parent company, with the rest taken at the ChemChina level on a recourse basis, LPC said.

ChemChina desires Syngenta to stay its investment grade rating, therefore it'll cap the loans for a people firm.

China CITIC Bank International, a unit of China CITIC Bank house Ltd (601998.SS), is seen leading the $30 billion recourse debt, whereas HSBC (HSBA.L) would lead the $13 billion non-recourse disposal, LPC reportable.

The $30 billion debt would be split into a bridge loan of up to $10 billion and a $20 billion term loan, LPC added, with ChemChina seeking partners and equity investors to repay the bridge loan.

China CITIC Bank International and HSBC suggested ChemChina on the deal, whereas Syngenta was suggested by Dyalco, the one-woman business of former anarchist Sachs investment banking co-chairman Gordon Dyal, aboard JP Morgan (JPM.N), anarchist Sachs (GS.N) and UBS (UBSG.VX).

ChemChina and HSBC declined to investigate the funding arrange, whereas China CITIC Bank International did not straight off reply to a Reuters request for comment.

Advisors on the takeover stand to earn $166 million in fees, per estimates from Thomson Reuters and freewoman Consulting.

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