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Overview

Bank of China contributes $145 million USD to $3.5 billion USD syndicated revolving credit facility to Waste Management and its subsidiary for general corporate purposes (Linked to Record ID#108105)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$150,508,186
Commitment Year2019Country of ActivityUnited StatesDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationMultiple JurisdictionsOverseas JurisdictionUnited StatesSectorIndustry, Mining, ConstructionFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 7, 2019
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
Nov 5, 2024

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Ultimate beneficial owners

At least 25% host country ownership

Funding agencies

State-owned Commercial Banks

  • Bank of China (BOC)

Cofinancing agencies

Private Sector

  • Bank of America, N.A.
  • Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon)
  • Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank)
  • Barclays Bank PLC
  • BNP Paribas S.A.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T)
  • Citibank, N.A.
  • Comerica Bank
  • Credit Suisse AG
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • Goldman Sachs Bank USA
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase Bank, formerly the Chase Manhattan Bank)
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd. (Formerly Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU))
  • PNC Bank, National Association
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
  • U.S. Bank National Association
  • Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • Waste Management Holdings, Inc.
  • Waste Management of Canada Corporation
  • Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
  • WM Quebec Inc.

Loan description

Bank of China contributions to $3.5 billion USD syndicated revolving credit facility to Waste Management and its subsidiary for general corporate purposes in 2019

Interest rate (t₀)2.83263%Interest typeVariable Interest RateMaturity5 years

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On November 7, 2019, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 20 banks — including the Ne wYork Branch of the Bank of China (BOC) — entered into a $3,500,000,000 USD syndicated loan agreement with Waste Management, Inc., Waste Management of Canada Corporation, WM Quebec Inc., and Waste Management Holdings, Inc. — a North American-based provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services — for general corporate purposes. The maturity of the loan was 5 years and the interest rate was LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds were used by the borrowers for general corporate purposes, to provide working capital, to provide letters of credit, and as an extension and continuation of the indebtedness of the company and its subsidiaries under an existing credit agreement. BOC contributed $145,000,000 USD to this loan (Record ID#108104) and the following lenders also participated: Bank of America, N.A. ($260,000,000 USD), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ($260,000,000 USD), Barclays Bank PLC ($260,000,000 USD), Mizuho Bank, Ltd. ($260,000,000 USD), The Bank of Nova Scotia ($260,000,000 USD), BNP Paribas ($190,000,000 USD), Citibank, N.A. ($190,000,000 USD), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch ($190,000,000 USD), MUFG Bank, Ltd. ($190,000,000 USD), PNC Bank, National Association ($190,000,000 USD), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ($190,000,000 USD), U.S. Bank, National Association ($190,000,000 USD), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ($190,000,000 USD), Branch Banking and Trust Company ($145,000,000 USD), Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch ($145,000,000 USD), Goldman Sachs Bank USA ($145,000,000 USD), Comerica Bank ($50,000,000 USD), and The Bank of New York Mellon ($50,000,000 USD). On May 27, 2022, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 18 banks — including the New York Branch of BOC — entered into a $3,000,000,000 USD syndicated loan agreement with Waste Management, Inc., Waste Management of Canada Corporation, WM Quebec Inc., and Waste Management Holdings, Inc. — a North American-based provider of comprehensive waste management and environmental services — for general corporate purposes. The maturity of the loan was 5 years and the interest rate was SOFR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds were used by the borrowers for general corporate purposes, to provide working capital, to issue letters of credit, and to extend and continue indebtedness under an existing credit agreement. BOC contributed $180,000,000 USD to this loan (Record ID#108105) and the following lenders also participated: Bank of America, N.A. ($268,000,000 USD), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ($268,000,000 USD), Barclays Bank PLC ($268,000,000 USD), Mizuho Bank, Ltd. ($268,000,000 USD), The Bank of Nova Scotia ($268,000,000 USD), BNP Paribas ($180,000,000 USD), Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch ($180,000,000 USD), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch ($180,000,000 USD), Goldman Sachs Bank USA ($180,000,000 USD), MUFG Bank, Ltd. ($180,000,000 USD), PNC Bank, National Association ($180,000,000 USD), Royal Bank of Canada ($180,000,000 USD), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ($180,000,000 USD), Truist Bank ($180,000,000 USD), U.S. Bank National Association ($180,000,000 USD), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ($180,000,000 USD).

Staff comments

1. The original loan agreement text can be accessed at https://investors.wm.com/static-files/a43b89da-ac1f-41b9-b749-773fda3e034b. The dropbox link for the 2019 loan is available here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jnffyb2blgmt0tsx69w79/Source_ID_218234.pdf?rlkey=5snm7n85vkaquheeygqhxe6dh&st=ifobv9js&dl=0 2. Waste Management, Inc. is a leading North American waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company headquartered in Houston, Texas. It offers services ranging from waste collection and recycling to renewable energy generation. 3. AidData estimates the interest rate by adding the 6-month average LIBOR rate in November 2019 and an applicable margin based on credit ratings (BBB+ rating or 0.91% margin).