ICBC support syndicated loan to Hayat Varlık to re-finance the company’s maturing debt and enable new NPL acquisitions
Commitment amount
$ 18948868.865905415
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 18948868.87
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) [State-owned Commercial Bank]
Recipient
Türkiye
Sector
Action relating to debt (Code: 600)
Flow type
Loan
Level of public liability
Private debt
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In 2017, the EBRD and ICBC issued a syndicated loan worth 120 million Turkish lira (€36 million) to Hayat Varlık, the largest non-performing loans (NPL) and asset management company in Turkey. EBRD and ICBC each contributed 60 million to the loan. The proceeds of the loan were to be used by the borrower to partly re-finance the company’s maturing debt and enable new NPL acquisitions from financial institutions.
Additional details
At the time that this loan agreement was signed, Hayat Varlik had recently merged with Turkasset, which was previously the largest player in the NPL market. Also, the EBRD is a 12 percent shareholder in Hayat Varlik.
Number of official sources
4
Number of total sources
9
Details
Cofinanced
Yes
Cofinancing agencies [Type]
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) [Intergovernmental Organization]
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Hayat Varlık [Private Sector]