As we fill in our deal tables week after week, we note that anecdotal evidence points towards local banks increasing their financial support to their domestic clients. In Thailand, Thoresen Thai Agencies (“Thoresen Thai”) has secured a USD 200 million three year term loan from a syndication of mainly Thai banks – Kasikornbank, Krung Thai Bank, Export-Import Bank of Thailand (“EXIM Thailand”) and Mizuho Bank, Bangkok Branch. We gathered that the pricing is set at 250 bps above LIBOR and the facility will be used to expand the company’s business in transportation, energy and infrastructure.
Thoresen Thai’s subsidiary Hermelin Shipping is currently in the process of acquiring Unique Mining Services (“UMS”) which is expected to be completed by mid December. The credit line will certainly come in handy if Thoresen Thai is able to make a full acquisition of UMS, estimated to cost at least THB 4.5 billion (USD 135.6 million). Established in 1994 and listed in the Market for Alternative Investment of Thailand since 2004, UMS is involved in the coal trading business through importing coal to the various industrial customers in Thailand.
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