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Overview

Bank of China contributes to $600 million syndicated term loan to Investec for general corporate and refinancing purposes in March 2021 (Linked to Record ID#92678 and #92679)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$19,078,792
Commitment Year2021Country of ActivitySouth AfricaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationSouth AfricaSectorBanking And Financial ServicesFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 19, 2021
Last repayment
Sep 17, 2022

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

  • Afrasia Bank Limited
  • Banco BAI Europa S.A
  • Bank of America, N.A.
  • BNP Paribas S.A.
  • Citibank, N.A.
  • Credit Europe Bank
  • DZ Bank AG
  • Erste Group Bank AG (Erste Group)
  • Hana Bank Co., Ltd. (formerly KEB Hana Bank)
  • HSBC Bank PLC
  • Intesa Sanpaolo S.P.A. (formerly Cariplo/Banca Intesa/BCI)
  • J.P. Morgan Securities PLC
  • Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd. (Formerly Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU))
  • Standard Chartered Bank PLC
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
  • UniCredit S.p.A. (formerly UniCredito Italiano S.p.A.)
  • Union Bank of India

State-owned Banks

  • Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB)
  • Bank of Baroda
  • Bank of Taiwan
  • Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB)
  • Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China, Taipei
  • First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (FAB)
  • National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah P.J.S.C. (RAKBANK)
  • State Bank of India (SBI)

State-owned Commercial Banks

  • Bank of China (BOC)
  • China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB)
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • Investec Bank Limited

Implementing agencies

Private Sector

  • Investec Bank Limited

Loan desecription

In March 2021, Bank of China, ICBC, and China Construction Bank contribute to USD 600 million syndicated term loan to Investec for general corporate and refinancing purposes.

Interest typeUnknownMaturity1.5 years

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 19, 2021, Investec Bank Limited (“Investec”) and a group of 29 banks signed a $600 million syndicated term loan facility for general corporate and refinancing purposes. The loan had two tranches. Tranche A had a 1 year maturity (with the option of a 1-year extension). Tranche B had a 2 year maturity (with the option of a 1-year extension). Record ID#92677 records BOC’s contribution; Record ID#92678 records ICBC’s contribution; and Record ID#92679 records CCB’s contribution. Coordinators, Bookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers included Bank of America; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, London Branch; Intesa Sanpaolo Bank; SMBC Bank International plc; Standard Chartered Bank; and State Bank of India. Mandated Lead Arrangers included Bank of Baroda; Bank of China; Banco BAI Europa S.A.; BNP Paribas S.A.; China Construction Bank Corporation, Johannesburg Branch; Citibank N.A., London Branch; JP Morgan Securities plc; Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc; The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (P.S.C.); Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC; Credit Europe Bank N.V.; Erste Group Bank AG; First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC; HSBC Bank plc – Johannesburg Branch; and Union Bank of India, Hong Kong Branch. Lead Arrangers includedBank of Taiwan, South Africa Branch; Bayerische Landesbank; AfrAsia Bank Limited; MUFG Bank, Ltd.; Unicredit S.p.A.; the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China; DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main; and KEB Hana Bank.

Staff comments

1. The individual contributions of Bank of China, ICBC, China Construction Bank are unknown. For the time being, AidData assumes equal contributions ($20,689,655) across the 29 banks that contributed to the $600 million syndicated loan. 2. It is unclear for which tranche the Chinese banks provided financing. Therefore, AidData assumes the maturity rate as the average value of the two (1.5 years). 3. Investec is an Anglo-South African international banking and wealth management group. It provides a range of financial products and services to a client base in Europe, Southern Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Investec is dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.