EPF takes RM1.5b loan for London property buy公仔箱論壇: f8 G4 F7 A) e7 G9 A) t' P
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, ~* D! f4 p. P3 \- g% o! Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) has closed a five-year £300 million (RM1.48 billion) loan, its first offshore loan, to fund the acquisition of three London-based properties, Thomson Reuters publication Basis Point reported today.公仔箱論壇& C: K# ^+ U. G3 p' f( Y- g
+ a& s9 ]9 |: u( Q: I0 M& U0 ]* M" TCiting sources, Basis point said the state pension fund's loan was increased from an initial £240 million. Citigroup was the lead arranger, bookrunner and sole underwriter on the deal.
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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, OCBC Bank, Scotiabank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp also joined the deal as equal status arrangers, Basis Point said.公仔箱論壇* g5 ~: F/ H* t( t4 }8 \# h7 X
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EPF unit, KWASA UK solo Ltd, was the borrower on the deal, which will fund the acquisition of three properties in London for £490 million. Basis Point said EPF financed the remainder of the purchase price with cash.
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The loan was tightly priced at a margin of 123 basis points over sterling Libor with an upfront fee of 110 bps, translating to an all-in of 145b over, Basis Point said, citing one source.
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; h/ n$ Y9 [( o; X: \) ATVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Basis Point said EPF has not provided any guarantee for the loan, although there is a put option where EPF has to buy the properties from KWASA at a price that is at least equal to the outstanding amount on the loan should there be defaults. — Reuters |
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