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Your long-term partners for innovative debt financing solutions
The Syndication and Structured Finance team, comprising of 9 specialists based out of the DIFC, has a track record of delivering several landmark and award-winning transactions for high profile Sovereign, Sovereign-related, Corporate and Institutional clients from across the Middle East, Turkey, Asia and Africa. The team has closed syndications aggregating to c.US$45m across 75 transactions since 2015.
We have experience in delivering solutions, both in conventional and Shariah Compliant format and for clients operating in diverse industry sectors including Financial Institutions, Education, Aviation, Logistics, Hospitality, Real Estate Development, Telecoms, Manufacturing, Commodities, Trading, etc.
Consistent top market performer
We have consistently achieved a leading position on regional book running league tables which is testament to our ability to successfully deliver on our transaction mandates.
Simplifying financing solutions
We combine product expertise, a deep understanding of market dynamics (knowledge of regional and international liquidity), established and long standing investor relationships (covering in excess of 150 investors from across the globe) and the Group’s strong balance sheet capacity to offer underwritten and best efforts syndication solutions to clients.
Leveraging our relationships to diversify your liquidity base
Being one of the largest banks in the Middle East allows us to leverage our institutional relationships in supporting our customers to tap into and diversify their liquidity base by accessing local, regional and international markets through our branches in London, Singapore, China, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Our team offers the following products:
- Structured and syndicated loans
- Syndicated club facilities
- Shariah compliant financings
- Acquisition and bridge financing
- Leveraged finance
- Dividend recapitalisations
- Real estate finance
- Securitisation and asset-backed financings
A healthy mix of landmark transactions across Corporates, Financial Institutions (FIs) and Sovereigns
Financial Institutions
- USD 1,000m Syndicated Term Loan Facility for Standard Bank of South Africa, August 2017 – largest syndicated term loan by a South African bank in 2017
- USD 630m and EUR 500m Dual Tranche Term Loan Facility for Afreximbank, May 2017 – one of the largest syndicated term loans availed by an African DFI
- USD 189m & EUR 717m Dual Currency Term Loan Facility for VakifBank, April 2017
- USD 278m & EUR 707m Dual Currency Term Loan Facility for Ziraat Bank, April 2017
- USD 250m Syndicated Term Loan Facility for Banque Misr, December 2015 – the 2nd largest bank in Egypt
Sovereigns
- USD 650m Syndicated Term Loan Facility for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, June 2017 – one of the largest senior unsecured facilities availed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to-date
- USD 700m Syndicated Term Loan Facility for the Government of Sri Lanka, September 2016 – debut syndication after a decade
Corporates
- USD 1,450m Conventional and Murabaha Facilities for Jumeirah Group, May 2017 – a leading hospitality brand based in Dubai
- USD 1,030m Revolving Credit Facility for Majid Al Futtaim, February 2017 – one of the largest RCFs by a corporate in the region in 2017
- USD 500m Conventional Term Loan and Commodity Murabaha Facilities for GEMS Education, November 2016
- USD 900m Revolving Credit Facility for Mercuria, November 2016
- USD 850m Conventional Credit and Commodity Murabaha Facilities for Atlantis The Palm, August 2016
- USD 1,650m Syndicated Term Loan Facility for Americana, June 2016 – largest acquisition financing deal in the region
- USD 4,900m Term Loan and Commodity Murabaha Facility for Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), February 2016 - landmark transaction by the 4th largest aluminum producer globally in ex-China
- USD 676m Syndicated Term Loan Facility for Tetra Hospitality Investment, January 2016 – one of the largest acquisition buyout facilities for a premium operator in the hospitality sector
Tombstones
GEMS Education
USD 1,250m
Underwriter, Bookrunner and Initial Mandated Lead Arranger
Conventional Term and Commodity Murabaha Facilities
Dec 2017
Jumeirah Group
USD 1.5bn
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Conventional and Murabaha Facilities
May 2017
The Royal Atlantis
USD 50m &
AED 2,938m
Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Conventional Credit and Commodity Murabaha Facilities
Aug 2016
Majid Al Futtaim
USD 200m &
AED 3,049m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Documentation Agent
Revolving Credit
Facility
Feb 2017
Government of Sri Lanka
USD 700m
Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Syndicated Term Loan
Facility
Sep 2016
AKBank
USD 405m &
EUR 738m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, Joint-Coordinator and Publicity Agent
Dual Currency Term Loan Facility
Mar 2017
Mercuria
USD 900m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Revolving Credit
Facility
Nov 2016
Afreximbank
USD 630m &
EUR 500m
Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Dual Tranche Term Loan
Facility
May 2017
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
USD 650m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Syndicated Term Loan
Facility
Jun 2017
Ziraat Katılım
USD 160m &
EUR 69m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Dual Currency Syndicated Murabaha Facility
May 2017
Puma Energy
USD 400m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility
May 2017
Global Environmental Management Systems
SAR 300m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Joint-Coordinator
Murabaha Financing
Facilities
Oct 2016
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
AED 1bn
Mandated Lead Arranger and Joint-Coordinator
Ijarah Facility
Jul 2016
VakıfBank
USD 189m &
EUR 717m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, Joint-Coordinator and Publicity Agent
Dual Currency Term Loan Facility
Apr 2017
Emirates NBD
USD 1.7bn
Coordinator
Syndicated Term Loan Facility
Jun 2016
BIDV
USD 50m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Sole Coordinator
Term Loan
Facility
Jun 2017
Ziraat Bank
USD 278m &
EUR 707m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, Joint-Coordinator and Publicity Agent
Dual Currency Term Loan Facility
Apr 2017
Al Baraka
USD 213m
Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Syndicated Murabaha Financing Facility
Apr 2017
GEMS Education
USD 250m &
AED 918.3m
Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner and Underwriter
Conventional Term and Commodity Murabaha Facilities
Nov 2016
YapiKredi
USD 234m &
EUR 817m
Mandated Lead Arranger, Joint-Coordinator and Publicity Agent
Dual Currency Term Loan Facility
Oct 2016
United Arab Bank
USD 150m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Syndicated Term Loan Facility
Jun 2016
International Bank of Azerbaijan
USD 185m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Term Loan
Facility
Oct 2016
Ittihad International Investment
USD 195m
Advisor, Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
Syndicated Conventional and Islamic Facilities
Dec 2016
City Land
USD 143m
Mandated Lead Arranger and Sole Coordinator
Project Finance
Facility
Jun 2017
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