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

1612$m

Euro - EUR

1,556,000,000

14.0 years

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Term Loan

248$m

Euro - EUR

240,000,000

14.5 years

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Revolving credit facility

196$m

Euro - EUR

190,000,000

7.0 years

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-

Revolving credit facility

51$m

Euro - EUR

50,000,000

7.0 years

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-

-

Revolving credit facility

134$m

Euro - EUR

130,000,000

7.0 years

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-

-

Letter of Credit

134$m

Euro - EUR

130,000,000

7.0 years

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