EPF takes RM1.5b loan for London property buy
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KUALA 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.
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Citing 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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: q) X6 t4 s* \% k9 u$ }# cTVBNOW 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。Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, OCBC Bank, Scotiabank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp also joined the deal as equal status arrangers, Basis Point said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% R5 E H6 z0 d" u% x) p; \1 j4 X
7 j" R: u1 D% S$ a5 @6 U0 T* dTVBNOW 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。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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+ C. S" z2 j, |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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% O1 v# W: V B+ @) u. I公仔箱論壇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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