February 2012
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Deals of the Year 2011: Middle East & Africa – Gulf diversifies funding as Africa brings new issuers
In the Middle East last year, borrowers sought
to diversify sources of financing, while in Africa
new issuers added to the continent’s growing
recognition on global markets
| Barzan Gas Company financing |
| Size |
$7.25 billion |
| Date |
December 13 2011 |
| Financial adviser |
RBS |
| Pricing |
130bp-200bp (commercial tranche) |
| Tenor |
16 years |
| View deal information: Barzan Gas Company financing |
| Aabar Investments PJS unsecured exchangeable bond |
| Size |
€1.25 billion |
| Date |
May 24 2011 |
| Lead managers |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley |
| Coupon |
4% |
| Tenor |
Five years |
| View deal information: Aabar Investments PJS unsecured exchangeable bond |
| Republic of Namibia debut Eurobond |
| Size |
$500 million |
| Date |
October 27 2011 |
| Lead managers |
Barclays Capital, Absa Capital and Standard Bank |
| Coupon |
5.5% |
| Tenor |
10 years |
| View deal information: Republic of Namibia debut Eurobond |
| Afren senior secured bond |
| Size |
$450 million |
| Date |
January 27 2011 |
| Lead managers |
BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs |
| Coupon |
11.5% |
| Tenor |
Five years |
| View deal information: Afren senior secured bond |
More information on deals of the year
