Thursday 9 February 2023

BlackRock-led investors in Aramco pipelines start bond sale | Reuters

BlackRock-led investors in Aramco pipelines start bond sale | Reuters


Investors in Saudi Aramco's gas pipelines network, led by BlackRock Inc (BLK.N), have begun a sale of dollar bonds in three tranches to refinance a multi-billion dollar loan that backed their stake purchase, a bank document showed.

Initial price guidance was around 240 basis points (bps) over U.S. Treasuries (UST) for sukuk, or Islamic bonds, with a weighted average life (WAL) of 7-1/2 years, the document showed.

Guidance was around 275 bps over UST for a tranche with a 12-year WAL and around 305 bps over UST for Formosa bonds with an 18-year WAL. The deal is expected to price late on Thursday.

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