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Project narrative
On October 7, 2019, a group of 27 banks -- including ICBC and China Construction Bank -- reached financial close on a USD 1.5 billion multi-tranche syndicate lending facility with Trafigura Pte. Ltd. The facility consists of three tranches: a USD 760 million 365-day revolving credit facility, a USD 445 million RMB-denominated 1-year term loan, and a USD 300 million 3-year term loan. Other lending details are unclear. Proceeds from the facility will be used for general corporate purposes and to refinance the maturing 3-year tranche of Trafigura's 2016 RCF (captured via Record ID#98467, 98468, 98469, 98470) and the maturing 1-year tranches of Trafigura's 2018 RCF (captured via Record ID#98476, 98477, 98478). The facility marks a continuation of Trafigura's annual Asian RCF and term loan facilities. ICBC's contribution is captured via Record ID#98498. China Construction Bank's contribution is captured via Record ID#98499. A total of 27 banks contributed to the facility. DBS, ICBC, Standard Chartered, SMBC, China Construction Bank, and CTBC Bank served as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners. The other members of the syndicate are unknown.
Staff comments
1. AidData is unable to ascertain the individual contributions made to the facility by each member of the syndicate, therefore equal contributions from each lender have been assumed. 2. AidData is unable to ascertain the tranches to which the two Chinese banks contributed, therefore the average maturity of the three tranches has been used in the creation of this project record.