Syndicated Loans: Asian demand for Russian loans

Late last year the fledging market for syndicated loans to Russian banks witnessed its most ambitious and successful deal to date. Tokobank, in its first syndication, raised $85 million at a spread of 4H% over Libor. This was the first loan for a Russian bank at a spread below 5% and more than twice the size of any other such deal.

Late last year the fledging market for syndicated loans to Russian banks witnessed its most ambitious and successful deal to date. Tokobank, in its first syndication, raised $85 million at a spread of 4H% over Libor. This was the first loan for a Russian bank at a spread below 5% and more than twice the size of any other such deal.

The market for Russian bank debt has developed rapidly since the first deal, a $20 million extendible revolving credit for Mosbusinessbank arranged by Union Bank of Switzerland in mid-1995.

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