Deals of the Year 2012: Schaeffler

Reflecting on the jumbo senior secured €8 billion refinancing package for Schaeffler, a German auto parts supplier, an investor says: "While exposure to the cyclical automotive sector would have normally have made this a nonstarter, the diversity offered by a new European levered corporate deal combined with an ebitda of €2 billion-plus made it a must-do."

Schaeffler
Size €8 billion senior secured refinancing package
Date February 2012
Mandated lead arrangers BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JPMorgan, LBBW, Royal Bank of Scotland, UniCredit
Global coordinators and managing bookrunners BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and JPMorgan
Lead bookrunners for bonds Commerzbank, LBBW, RBS, UniCredit
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Reflecting on the jumbo senior secured €8 billion refinancing package for Schaeffler, a German auto parts supplier, an investor says: “While exposure to the cyclical automotive sector would have normally have made this a nonstarter, the diversity offered by a new European levered corporate deal combined with an ebitda of €2 billion-plus made it a must-do.

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