Australia Banks In 25-Strong Debt Syndicate For BHP's Potash Bid
September 20 2010 - 12:55AM
Dow Jones News
Australia's big four banks are among 25 lenders who have picked
up a share of BHP Billiton Ltd.'s (BHP) US$45 billion syndicated
loan facility for its takeover bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan
Inc. (POT).
A term sheet issued over the weekend by lead managers Santander,
Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan and Royal Bank of
Scotland, confirmed the syndicate would be divided evenly between
the 25 banks in the syndicate.
Each bank--including Australia & New Zealand Banking Group
Ltd. (ANZ.AU), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AU), National
Australia Bank Ltd. (NAB.AU) and Westpac Banking Corp. (WBK)--will
provide US$1.8 billion of funding for the $38.6 billion hostile
bid.
Other banks on the syndicate include Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd, Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank; ING Bank N.V.; Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. London Branch; Lloyds
TSB Bank plc; Mediobanca SpA; Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd; Scotia
Capital; Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking;
Standard Chartered Bank; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; UBS
Investment Bank and UniCredit Bank AG.
Toronto Dominion Bank has committed to the facilities as lead
arranger and bookrunner.
BHP last month launched an all-cash offer of $130 a share direct
to Potash Corp.'s shareholders after the Potash Corp.'s board of
directors rejected the offer as "grossly inadequate".
-By Rebecca Thurlow, Dow Jones Newswires; 61-2-8272-4679;
rebecca.thurlow@dowjones.com
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