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27 April 2016
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Oil & gas

BEST ENERGY FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: Gazprom Marketing & Trading secures RCF and looks East in difficult sanctions context

Gazprom Marketing & Trading the trading arm of Russian gas producer Gazprom, broke new ground in its expanded $500 million RCF, with a debut Asian tranche indicating the...

News
26 April 2016

Samsung groups to invest $500m into Natixis loans

France's Natixis, Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Asset Management have agreed to co-invest in infrastructure and aviation debt originated by Natixis. The two...

Perspective
22 April 2016

BEST ASIA-PACIFIC COMMODITY FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: Chinese copper shines bright with Dongying Fangyuan

Chinese copper major Dongying Fangyuan took home TXF’s Best Asia-Pacific Commodities Deal of the Year 2015 with a $145 million pre-financing expanding its lender pool and...

Perspective
21 April 2016

MOST INNOVATIVE TRADE / COMMODITY FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: L1 Energy taps $2.3bn RBL for Dea acquisition

Winning TXF’s Most Innovative Trade / Commodity Finance Deal of the Year 2015 award, L1 Energy’s $2.3 billion seven-year senior

Perspective
20 April 2016
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Metals and Mining

BEST COMMODITY WORKING CAPITAL DEAL OF THE YEAR: Trafigura secures world’s largest metals borrowing base

Trafigura showcased traders’ ability to gain in volatile markets, as it secured its flagship $2 billion refined metals borrowing base with 16 banks.

Perspective
20 April 2016

Olam’s strong profile secures a range of funds from investors

Over the past week, Singapore-headquartered agri-business and trader Olam International has secured a new $650 million revolving credit facility (RCF), a $300 million...

News
20 April 2016

KB Insurance and Natixis agree co-investment deal

Seoul-based KB Insurance and France's Natixis are uniting to co-invest in infrastructure and aviation debt originated by Natixis.

Perspective
19 April 2016

BEST AMERICAS COMMODITY FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: Vicentin closes PXF amid Argentinian election uncertainty

In the face of precarious politics and a troubled economy, Argentina's largest soy bean producer Vicentin closed a $135.3 million PXF in the country's largest...

Perspective
18 April 2016

BEST COMMODITY FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: Castleton taps massive borrowing base for Morgan Stanley oil business acquisition

Global commodities trader Castleton Commodities International tapped 25 banks for a borrowing base and revolving credit facility totalling $3.75 billion, to finance its...

Perspective
15 April 2016

BEST AMERICAS ECA FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: Seaborn Networks closes first ECA-backed subsea fibre optic cable deal

Seaborn Networks secured an innovative project financing to fund the establishment of high-speed telecommunications infrastructure between US and Brazil.

Perspective
13 April 2016
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Oil & gas

Drill-ships and FPSOs: Time to get back to basics

One country was largely responsible for the emergence of offshore oil services infrastructure as a distinct project finance asset class: Brazil. So, with the Brazilian...

Perspective
08 April 2016

Satellite financing bounces back with $255m JSAT deal

At the end of last month, JBIC signed a $63.75 million loan agreement with JSAT as part of $255 million facility with three Japanese banks for the financing of the...

News
06 April 2016

NAB hires new general manager for Greater China

National Australia Bank (NAB) has appointed Ciqiang Lu as its general manager of Greater China. He joins from Natixis, where he was the senior country manager, Greater...

Perspective
04 April 2016

Institutions join ECAs in European offshore wind

The offshore wind sector has welcomed an increasing cast of lenders and investors over the last five years. But the bulk of development and financing activity is confined...

Perspective
21 March 2016

Rusal restructures debt...again

Banks are in talks with Russian aluminium giant Rusal as it restructures and refinances its debt once more amid depressed aluminium prices and a global glut

Perspective
21 March 2016
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Chemicals/Petrochemicals, Metals and Mining, Oil & gas, Power

JB's industry blog: TXF goes premium, The BDI, Omani plastics, and Kazakh PXFs

TXF’s managing editor, Jonathan Bell, examines the slow-down of global trade, power projects in Kurdistan and TXF’s new premium service.

News
17 March 2016

Natixis makes hires amid reorganisation

France's Natixis has made a number of senior appointments amid a reorganisation of its corporate and investment banking arm. Matthieu Duncan has been hired as...

Perspective
14 March 2016

Oman’s Liwa Plastics successfully concludes $3.8bn debt financing

Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) has closed the $3.8 billion project financing facility for its approximate $6.5 billion Liwa Plastics...

News
07 March 2016

IsDB to raise $1.5bn from sukuk issue

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is set to raise $1.5 billion from a five-year sukuk issue. The offering is being arranged by Boubyan Bank, CIMB, Emirates NBD...

Perspective
12 February 2016

Lundin signs Europe’s largest reserve-based loan

As oil prices reached 12-year lows with wide-ranging consequences for the petroleum industry, Lundin Petroleum (Lundin) sealed the largest-ever reserve-based lending deal...