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Overview

ICBC contributes $46.24 million USD to $1.08 billion USD term loan tranche to $1.58 billion USD syndicated loan facility to Booz Allen Hamilton and its subsidiaries for debt refinancing and general corporate purposes in 2018 (Linked to Record ID#110855)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$46,534,380
Commitment Year2018Country of ActivityUnited StatesDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationUnited StatesOverseas JurisdictionUnited StatesSectorBusiness And Other ServicesFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 24, 2018
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
Jul 23, 2023

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

  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

Cofinancing agencies

Private Sector

  • American Savings Bank, F.S.B
  • Banco de Sabadell, S.A.
  • Bank of America, N.A.
  • Bank of East Asia Limited (BEA)
  • BBVA USA (formerly BBVA Compass or Compass Bank, now PNC Financial Services)
  • Capital Bank N.A.
  • Capital One, N.A.
  • Cathay Bank
  • Central Pacific Bank
  • Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Limited
  • Credit Industriel et Commercial (CIC)
  • CTBC Bank (formerly Chinatrust Commercial Bank)
  • Fifth Third Bank
  • First Commonwealth Bank
  • First Horizon Corporation (formerly First Tennessee Bank, N.A.)
  • First Midwest Bank
  • Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Ltd. (HNCB)
  • Huntington National Bank
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase Bank, formerly the Chase Manhattan Bank)
  • M&T Bank Corporation
  • Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. (formerly International Commercial Bank of China)
  • PNC Bank, National Association
  • Raymond James Bank, N.A.
  • Stifel Bank & Trust
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
  • SunTrust Bank
  • Synovus Bank
  • TD Bank, N.A.
  • Trustmark National Bank
  • U.S. Bank National Association
  • Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

State-owned Banks

  • Land Bank of Taiwan Co., Ltd. (LBOT)
  • State Bank of India (SBI)

State-owned companies

  • Peoples Bank

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Holding Co., LLC
  • Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Services, LLC
  • Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
  • Booz Allen Hamilton International, Inc.
  • Booz Allen Hamilton Investor Corporation
  • SDI Technology Corporation

Loan description

$1.58 billion USD syndicated loan facility to Booz Allen Hamilton and its subsidiaries for debt refinancing and general corporate purposes in 2018

Interest rate (t₀)4.5225%Interest typeVariable Interest RateMaturity5 years

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 13, 2016, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 33 banks — including ICBC — entered into a $500,000,000 USD syndicated loan agreement with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. — a Virginia-based American management and information technology consulting firm — for general corporate purposes and debt refinancing. This loan was divided into multiple tranches: a revolving credit facility of $500,000,000 USD, a new refinancing tranche A term loan, a 2016 supplemental tranche A term loan of $456,750,500 USD, and a new refinancing tranche B term loan. The maturity of the loan is 5 years, and the interest rate is LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds were used by the borrower for general corporate purposes and refinancing of existing debt. While ICBC contributed $24,322,500 USD to the refinancing tranche (Record ID#110853) and $50,677,500 to the supplemental tranche facility (Record ID#110854), the following lenders also participated: Bank of America, N.A. ($82,988,134.30), Fifth Third Bank ($40,537,500.00), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ($40,537,500.00), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ($40,537,500.00), The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. ($47,059,151.80), PNC Bank, National Association ($32,430,000.00), SunTrust Bank ($99,999,999.99), TD Bank, N.A. ($32,430,000.00), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ($99,999,999.99), Capital One National Association ($51,372,767.87), Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch ($75,000,000.00), U.S. Bank National Association ($65,000,000.00), Barclays Bank PLC ($50,000,000.00), Synovus Bank ($7,048,642.84), First Commonwealth Bank ($14,093,191.96), Banco de Sabadell, S.A. Miami Branch ($5,095,000.00), Stifel Bank and Trust ($7,956,186.24), American Savings Bank FSB ($4,081,818.89), Peoples United Bank ($14,875,000.00), M&T Bank ($6,462,500.00), Credit Industriel Et Commercial ($1,887,950.88), Raymond James Bank, N.A. ($15,000,000.00), Trustmark National Bank ($2,659,859.61), State Bank of India, Los Angeles Agency ($10,000,000.00), California First National Bank ($15,625.00), Capital Bank Corporation ($151,475.09), Bank of East Asia, Limited, Los Angeles Branch ($3,302,013.42), Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd., Los Angeles Branch ($7,500,000.00), First Midwest Bank ($7,500,000.00), Huntington National Bank ($7,500,000.00), Amalgamated Bank ($5,000,000.00), Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., Chicago Branch ($1,003,906.26), Cathay Bank ($724,775.14), and CTBC Bank Co., Ltd., New York Branch ($2,000,000.00). On July 24, 2018, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 35 banks — including ICBC and the State Bank of India — entered into a $500,000,000 USD syndicated loan agreement with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. — a Virginia-based American management and information technology consulting firm — for general corporate purposes and debt refinancing. This loan was divided into multiple tranches: a revolving credit facility of $500,000,000 USD and a new refinancing tranche A term loan. The maturity of the loan is 5 years, and the interest rate is LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds were used by the borrower for general corporate purposes and refinancing of existing debt. While ICBC contributed $24,322,500 USD to the revolving tranche (Record ID#110855) and $46,243,218.75 USD to the new refinancing tranche A (Record ID#110856), the following lenders also participated: Bank of America, N.A. ($141,346,091.30), Fifth Third Bank ($122,500,000.00), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ($122,500,000.00), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ($122,500,000.00), Goldman Sachs Bank USA ($40,000,000.00), MUFG Bank, Ltd. ($100,000,000.00), PNC Bank, National Association ($100,000,000.00), SunTrust Bank ($100,000,000.00), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ($100,000,000.00), TD Bank, N.A. ($100,000,000.00), Capital One National Association ($70,565,718.75), U.S. Bank National Association ($61,156,956.25), Compass Bank d/b/a BBVA Compass ($35,780,509.56), Synovus Bank ($26,891,660.60), Stifel Bank & Trust ($4,081,632.65), American Savings Bank F.S.B. ($4,081,632.65), First Commonwealth Bank ($4,000,000.00), Banco de Sabadell, S.A., Miami Branch (at least $3,680,000.00), People’s United Bank, N.A. ($29,200,000.00), Trustmark National Bank ($22,000,000.00), Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company ($20,987,500.00), Land Bank of Taiwan, Los Angeles Branch ($18,250,000.00), The Huntington National Bank ($16,387,522.32), City National Bank of Florida ($14,714,062.50), Crédit Industriel et Commercial, New York Branch ($13,687,500.00), Raymond James Bank, N.A. ($13,687,500.00), Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Ltd., New York Agency ($13,143,652.98), and State Bank of India, Los Angeles Agency ($27,000,000.00). On June 24, 2021, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 38 banks — including ICBC, the State Bank of India, Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Mega International Commercial Bank, and Hua Nan Commercial Bank — entered into a $2,289,764,455.50 USD syndicated loan agreement with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. — a Virginia-based American management and information technology consulting firm — for general corporate purposes and debt refinancing. This loan was divided into four tranches: a refinancing revolving credit facility of $477,238,367.35 USD, a supplemental revolving credit facility of $522,761,632.65 USD, a tranche A term loan of $1,289,764,455.50 USD, and a new revolving commitment facility of $1,000,000,000.00 USD. The maturity of the loan is 5 years, and the interest rate is LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds were used by the borrower for general corporate purposes and refinancing of existing debt. While ICBC contributed $24,322,500 USD to the refinancing revolving facility (Record ID#110857), $5,677,500 USD to the supplemental revolving facility (Record ID#110858), $35,000,000 USD to the tranche A term loan (Record ID#110859), and $30,000,000 USD to the revolving commitment facility (Record ID#110860), the following lenders also participated: Bank of America, N.A. ($202,891,014.82), Fifth Third Bank, National Association ($222,000,000.00), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ($222,000,000.00), Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Corporation ($222,000,000.00), PNC Bank, National Association ($228,000,000.00), MUFG Bank, Ltd. ($224,000,000.00), Truist Bank ($224,000,000.00), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ($224,000,000.00), TD Bank, N.A. ($224,000,000.00), Capital One National Association ($207,500,000.00), U.S. Bank National Association ($173,079,500.00), Goldman Sachs Bank USA ($40,000,000.00), People’s United Bank ($57,000,000.00), The Huntington National Bank ($40,000,000.00), Trustmark National Bank ($29,000,000.00), Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd. ($26,500,000.00), United Bank ($20,000,000.00), American Savings Bank F.S.B. ($17,999,999.99), State Bank of India, Los Angeles Agency ($40,000,000.00), Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company ($25,000,000.00), Land Bank of Taiwan, Los Angeles Branch ($22,000,000.00), Credit Industriel et Commercial ($17,470,312.50), Hua Nan Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., New York Agency ($15,500,000.00), First Horizon Bank ($15,500,000.00), Banco de Credito e Inversiones, S.A. – Miami Branch ($12,673,242.20), Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., Chicago Branch ($12,000,000.00), Raymond James Bank, N.A. ($11,789,062.50), Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Los Angeles Branch ($11,500,000.00), Stifel Bank & Trust ($10,000,000.00), Banco de Sabadell, S.A., Miami Branch ($9,000,000.00), MidFirst Bank ($7,000,000.00), First Commercial Bank, Ltd., Los Angeles Branch ($5,000,000.00), Taiwan Business Bank, Ltd., New York Branch ($5,000,000.00), First Midwest Bank ($3,689,823.48), and Central Pacific Bank ($1,250,000.00).

Staff comments

1. The entirety of the loan contract can be accessed at https://investors.boozallen.com/node/14056/html#d549733dex101.htm 2. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. is an American management and IT consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. It provides consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, and cyber services to government and commercial clients. The company is a major contractor for U.S. federal government agencies, including the Department of Defense and intelligence agencies. 3. AidData estimates the interest rate by adding the 6-month average LIBOR rate in July 2018 and an applicable margin based on consolidated net leverage ratio (2%).