VINCI signs new €4 billion syndicated revolving facility

23 June 2011 - Finances - France

VINCI signed today a five years €4 billion multicurrency revolving facility with a syndicate of 23 banks.
The transaction was clearly oversubscribed, illustrating the strong market support and confidence in VINCI’s credit quality.
This facility includes two one year extension options and will be used for general corporate purposes. It will replace several of the Group’s existing, undrawn credit lines of €3,685 millions expiring in 2012.
In line with the Group’s prudent liquidity management, this transaction will lengthen the average maturity of VINCI’s available financing.
Final syndicates for the facility includes:

• Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., Banco Santander S.A., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Groupe Crédit Mutuel-CIC, HSBC France, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Natixis, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking, UniCredit.

• Mandated Lead Arrangers

Barclays Bank PLC, Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Bank AG, Dexia, ING Belgium S.A., JPMorgan Chase, N.A.(Paris Branch), Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited, Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited, UBS Limited.

 

About VINCI
VINCI is a global player in concessions, energy and construction, employing 280,000 people in more than 120 countries. We design, finance, build and operate infrastructure and facilities that help improve daily life and mobility for all. Because we believe in all-round performance, we are committed to operating in an environmentally, socially responsible and ethical manner. And because our projects are in the public interest, we consider that reaching out to all our stakeholders and engaging in dialogue with them is essential in the conduct of our business activities. Based on that approach, VINCI’s ambition is to create long-term value for its customers, shareholders, employees, partners and society in general.