Catella advisor in the first property-secured bond loan in Sweden
Catella has acted as advisor in connection with Klövern AB’s (publ) first property-secured bond issue to a selected group of institutional investors. The total issue volume is SEK 700 million (EUR 83 million).
The bond is secured by properties in Karlstad, Sweden and the total bond volume is SEK 700 million (EUR 83 million), with a coupon of STIBOR + 300 interest points and a tenor of 5 years. Klövern will apply for listing of the note on NASDAQ OMX.
“We are proud to be the first issuing house on the Swedish market which structures a bond loan secured by an underlying property portfolio. There has been very great interest in the bond and I believe that interest in this type of note will increase in the future. It provides a fantastic risk-adjusted return,” says Anna Ringby, Head of Nordic Fixed Income.
“This transaction demonstrates Catella’s unique combined expertise within real estate and financing, which no other player on the Swedish market possesses. We believe that this is the beginning of a new market and that this transaction is the first of many to come,” says Anders Palmgren, Head of Corporate Finance.
Klövern AB is one of the largest property companies in Sweden, focusing on commercial properties in selected growth regions in Southern, Eastern and Central Sweden. In December 2012 the property portfolio comprised 387 properties with a total value of SEK 22.6 billion. The Klövern share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Mid Cap.
Catella’s Nordic Fixed Income has acted as Lead Manager and Bookrunner to Klövern, while Catella’s Corporate Finance team has acted as advisor to Klövern.
Catella is a leading corporate finance advisor in the European commercial real estate sector. Our Fixed Income operations offer Nordic companies financing solutions via the bond market as alternatives to bank loans and equity. Catella’s corporate finance operations are established in 11 countries, including the UK, with more than 200 employees.
For more information, please contact:
Anna Ringby
Head of Nordic Fixed Income
+46 8 463 32 41, +46 72 726 16 72
Anders Palmgren
Head of Corporate Finance
+46 8 463 32 36, +46 73 940 55 71
Press contact:
Ann Charlotte Svensson
Head of Communications
+46 8 463 32 55, +46 72 510 11 61
About Catella: Catella is an independent financial advisor and asset manager. We have operations in 12 European countries and 430 employees. Catella has a strong offering in financial services through its business breadth, geographical coverage and leading position in the property sector. Catella is listed on Nasdaq OMX First North Premier, trading under the stock symbols CAT A and CAT B. The company’s certified advisor is Remium AB. Read more about Catella at www.catella.com.
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