BCR and Raiffeisen Bank acted as lead arrangers mandated initially, bookrunners and structuring banks, while ING and UniCredit acted as mandated lead arrangers and creditors. BCR also acted as agent for documentation and agent for facilitation and guarantee.
The facility, whose maturity can be extended up to three years, will be used by Azomures SA, Ameropa Grains SA and Chimpex SA in order to consolidate the structure of financial debts and boost their value by refinancing the existing bilateral facilities and financing the new working capital needs. The facility consists of two tranches: a revolving-type credit facility and a tranche that can be used as auxiliary facilities for various purposes, including overdraft-type facilities, letters of guarantee and letters of credit.
This syndicated loan offers multiple possibilities of use to efficiently meet Ameropa’s further needs in Romania and uphold its growth.
Ameropa Holding is a Swiss agribusiness, headquartered in Binningen, Switzerland, that engages in the global distribution of fertilizers and grains. The company was founded in 1948 by Arthur Zivy and his son, Felix Zivy.