Deal details
Finerge Renewables Portfolio Refinancing
Description
A €2.3bn Variable Amortization refinancing of Finerge, the Iberian renewable energy platform owned by funds managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners.The Finerge refinancing represents a novel and cutting-edge structure for renewables financing, a necessary evolution after over 30 years of fixed annuity financing. Variable amortisation is beneficial for sponsors; it allows higher leverage thanks to the constantly updated leverage control and also offers stabilised dividend yield, as debt repayment matches actual cash generation, mirroring the typical volatility of renewable energy sources.It also offer lenders lower probability of default, due to variable repayments, and protections in a downside case, as leverage is ultimately policed by a PLCR floor mandated repayment, which is computed on “live” long-term price curves (among other projections). For all parties, it provides an efficient structure, self-correcting around the long-term average forecasts and policed by a PLCR floor and cap, protecting debt and equity from material deviations with respect to the base case.
Assets involved
Companies involved
- MUFG, BNP Paribas, National Australia Bank (NAB), ING Bank, Natixis, Bank Of America (BoA), Bridge Securitisation, National Westminster Bank, Credit Agricole CIB
- Natixis, MUFG, BNP Paribas, ING Bank, Santander
- National Westminster Bank
- National Westminster Bank, Natixis, National Australia Bank (NAB), Credit Agricole CIB, Bank Of America (BoA), MUFG, Santander, Bridge Securitisation, ING Bank
- Igneo Infrastructure Partners, Finerge S.A.
- EY-AHB
- Santander
- Santander
- Baringa
- Santander
- Santander
- G - Advisory
- Latham & Watkins
- Allen & Overy
- Santander
- Santander
- Santander
Key information
Finerge Europe Holding, S.à.r.l.
2379$m
01-12-2022
Renewables / Renewables (other)
Portugal
Project & Infrastructure Finance
Not PPP
Tranche information
Term Loan
1,612$
Term Loan
1612$m
Euro - EUR
1,556,000,000
14.0 years
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Participant | role | ticket size |
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Santander | MLA | 367$m |
ING Bank | Lender | 278$m |
MUFG | Lender | 278$m |
Natixis | Lender | 166$m |
BNP Paribas | Lender | 137$m |
National Westminster Bank | Lender | 174$m |
Bank Of America (BoA) | Lender | 96$m |
Credit Agricole CIB | Lender | 80$m |
National Australia Bank (NAB) | Lender | 16$m |
Bridge Securitisation | Lender | 16$m |
Term Loan II
248$
Term Loan
248$m
Euro - EUR
240,000,000
14.5 years
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Participant | role | ticket size |
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Santander | MLA | 56$m |
ING Bank | Lender | 43$m |
MUFG | Lender | 43$m |
Natixis | Lender | 23$m |
BNP Paribas | Lender | 21$m |
National Westminster Bank | Lender | 33$m |
Bank Of America (BoA) | Lender | 14$m |
Credit Agricole CIB | Lender | 12$m |
RCF
196$
Revolving credit facility
196$m
Euro - EUR
190,000,000
7.0 years
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Participant | role | ticket size |
---|---|---|
Santander | MLA | 44$m |
ING Bank | Lender | 34$m |
MUFG | Lender | 34$m |
Natixis | Lender | 18$m |
BNP Paribas | Lender | 16$m |
Bank Of America (BoA) | Lender | 11$m |
Credit Agricole CIB | Lender | 9$m |
National Australia Bank (NAB) | Lender | 26$m |
WCF
51$
Revolving credit facility
51$m
Euro - EUR
50,000,000
7.0 years
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Participant | role | ticket size |
---|---|---|
Santander | MLA | 8$m |
ING Bank | Lender | 15$m |
MUFG | Lender | 5$m |
Credit Agricole CIB | Lender | 4$m |
BNP Paribas | Lender | 5$m |
Bank Of America (BoA) | Lender | 5$m |
National Australia Bank (NAB) | Lender | 7$m |
DSRF
134$
Revolving credit facility
134$m
Euro - EUR
130,000,000
7.0 years
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Participant | role | ticket size |
---|---|---|
Santander | MLA | 8$m |
ING Bank | Lender | 40$m |
MUFG | Lender | 13$m |
BNP Paribas | Lender | 13$m |
Bank Of America (BoA) | Lender | 27$m |
Credit Agricole CIB | Lender | 11$m |
National Australia Bank (NAB) | Lender | 19$m |
LC
134$
Letter of Credit
134$m
Euro - EUR
130,000,000
7.0 years
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Participant | role | ticket size |
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Santander | MLA | 35$m |
MUFG | Lender | 13$m |
BNP Paribas | Lender | 13$m |
Credit Agricole CIB | Lender | 11$m |
National Australia Bank (NAB) | Lender | 60$m |