STRABAG refinancing € 2.4 billion in loans before maturity
19 March 2019
- Favourable financing environment
- € 2.0 billion syndicated surety loan – new maturity in 2024 or later
- € 0.4 billion syndicated cash credit line – new maturity in 2024 or later
The publicly listed construction and technology group STRABAG SE has taken advantage of the favourable financing environment to refinance two loans totalling € 2.4 billion before their original maturity. The conditions and terms to maturity of the € 2.0 billion syndicated surety loan and the € 0.4 billion syndicated cash credit line have been redefined. The new five-year terms to maturity – i.e. until 2024 – with two options to extend by one year each will further allow STRABAG SE to secure its comfortable financing position for the long term.
Surety loans (bank guarantees) are indispensable in the construction sector. STRABAG makes these available to all subsidiaries which use them for general business activity. The cash credit line, on the other hand, allows the company to further maintain a liquidity reserve.