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Overview

Agricultural Bank of China provides loan to Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. to facilitate its acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Preh Holding GmbH

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$139,255,581
Commitment Year2012Country of ActivityGermanyDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationChina (People's Republic of)SectorIndustry, Mining, ConstructionFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 29, 2012
Start (actual)
Mar 29, 2012
End (actual)
Mar 29, 2012
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
Mar 28, 2019

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% Chinese ownership

Funding agencies

State-owned Commercial Banks

  • Agricultural Bank of China (ABC)

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corporation (Joyson Electronics)

Loan description

Agricultural Bank of China provides loan to Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. to facilitate its acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Preh Holding GmbH

Interest rate (t₀)6.6%Interest typeFixed Interest RateMaturity7 years

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 29, 2012, Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. purchased 74.90% equity of Preh Holding GmbH—an automotive electronics company established and headquartered in Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale—and 5.10% equity of Preh GmbH by issuing shares. Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. also purchased 25.10% equity of Preh Holding GmbH held by DB AGFund IV GmbH & Co. KG and other institutions and individuals by cash payment. Upon the completion of the transaction, Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. held 100% equity of Preh Holding GmbH and 5.10% of Preh GmbH. The Agricultural Bank of China provided a loan with an estimated face value of EUR 100 million to facilitate the acquisition. The loan’s estimated borrowing terms included a 6.6% interest rate and 7-year maturity.

Staff comments

1. The estimated face value and borrowing terms of the loan are drawn from pg. 165 of https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/84029603/FULL_TEXT.PDF