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Overview

Bank of China participates in $406 million syndicated loan to UC Rusal to facilitate partial early prepayment on another loan

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$59,970,335
Commitment Year2013Country of ActivityRussiaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationJerseyOverseas JurisdictionUnited KingdomSectorIndustry, Mining, ConstructionFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 1, 2013

Geospatial footprint

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This project participates in a syndicated loan to UC Rusal, headquartered at 1, Vasilysy Kozhinoy str, Moscow, 121096, Russia. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/219119288.

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 (UK) Limited (BOC UK)

Cofinancing agencies

Private Sector

  • AO UniCredit Bank
  • ING Bank N.V.
  • JSC Nordea Bank
  • Raiffeisen Bank International AG
  • Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB)
  • UniCredit Bank Austria AG (formerly Bank Austria-Creditanstalt (BA-CA))

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • United Company RUSAL

Implementing agencies

Private Sector

  • Rusal

Loan desecription

BOC contribution to $406 million syndicated loan to UC Rusal to facilitate partial early prepayment on another loan

Interest typeUnknown

Narrative

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Project narrative

In February 2013, UC Rusal — a Russian aluminum company — signed a $406 million syndicated loan agreement with a group of banks to make partial early debt prepayment on a previous $4.75 billion syndicated loan facility (which was signed on September 29, 2011 and does not appear to have included any Chinese financing). Participants in the loan syndicate included ING Bank N.V., Bank of China (UK) Limited, OJSC Nordea Bank, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, ZAO UniCredit Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, and Société Générale. ING Bank N.V. served as the coordinating mandated lead arranger, and Bank of China (UK) Limited and OJSC Nordea Bank as the mandated lead arrangers. UniCredit Bank Austria AG, ZAO UniCredit Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and Société Générale served as the senior lead arrangers.

Staff comments

1. The size of Bank of China’s contribution to the $406 million syndicated loan is unknown. For the time being, AidData assumes that all 7 known members of the syndicate made equal contributions ($58,000,000). 2. As of 2016, UC Rusal's biggest shareholders are En+ Group with a controlling stake of 48.13%, along with Onexim Group (13.7%) and SUAL (15,80%). 8.75% is owned by Amokenga Holdings, Toni Shterev owns 00.1% of the shares of Rusal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore.