Increase in the Group's credit facility

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HICL Infrastructure Company Ld

02 May 2017

 

2 May 2017

HICL Infrastructure Company Limited

Increase in the Group's credit facility

HICL Infrastructure Company Limited (the "Company"), the listed infrastructure investment company advised by InfraRed Capital Partners Limited ("InfraRed"), is pleased to announce that it has negotiated an increase in the size of the Group's revolving credit facility from £300m to £400m.

Terms of the enlarged facility remain the same, with a margin of 1.70% over LIBOR and expiry in May 2019.

The banks providing the facility have expanded with Santander ‎joining National Australia Bank, Lloyds Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, ING and HSBC in the banking group.

The Company has increased the size of this facility in light of the pipeline of new opportunities which the Group is evaluating.

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Enquiries

InfraRed Capital Partners Limited                            [phone]

Tony Roper
Keith Pickard
Harry Seekings

Tulchan Communications                                            [phone]

David Allchurch
Latika Shah

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Dominic Waters
Neil Brierley
Will Barnett
David Yovichic

HICL Infrastructure Company Limited

HICL Infrastructure Company Limited ("HICL" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries the "HICL Group") is a long term investor in infrastructure projects which are predominantly in their operating phase and yielding steady returns. It was the first infrastructure investment company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange. With a current portfolio of 115 social and transportation infrastructure investments in projects with predominantly availability-based income streams, it is seeking further suitable investment opportunities which fit its stated Investment Strategy.

Further details can be found on the HICL website, www.hicl.com.

Investment Adviser

The Investment Adviser to HICL is InfraRed Capital Partners Limited ("InfraRed") which has successfully invested in over 200 infrastructure projects since 1997. InfraRed is a leading international investment manager focused on infrastructure and real estate. It operates worldwide from offices in London, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul and Sydney. With over 120 professionals it manages in excess of USD 9bn of equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe. InfraRed is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

The infrastructure investment team at InfraRed consists of 60 investment professionals, all with an infrastructure investment background and a broad range of relevant skills, including private equity, structured finance, construction, renewable energy and facilities management.

InfraRed implements best-in-class practices to underpin asset management and investment decisions, promotes ethical behaviour and has established community engagement initiatives to support good causes in the wider community. InfraRed is a signatory of the Principles of Responsible Investment.

Further details can be found on InfraRed's website, www.ircp.com.

 

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