The loan will also be used to refinance SI International's existing debt, replace Serco's outstanding 400 million pound ($616.8 million) loan dating from 2004 and to fund the general corporate and future working capital requirements of the combined group.
The loan was led by Bank of America, Barclays, BayernLB, Calyon, HSBC, Lloyds TSB and Royal Bank of Scotland.
Banks joining in syndication were WestLB, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, DBS Bank, Toronto Dominion and Instesa San Paolo.
The banks said despite market turbulence during the course of syndication, the transaction closed without any change to the pricing or terms.
The multi-currency loan includes a $550 million amortising term loan and a 400 million pound revolving credit facility, both with a five-year maturity, paying a margin of 145 basis points over LIBOR, tied to a leverage grid.
Two participation levels were on offer in syndication: lead arrangers were asked to commit $35 million on facility A and 26 million pounds on facility B for fees of 75 bps, while arrangers were asked to commit $20 million on facility A and 14 million pounds on facility B for fees of 50 bps.
(Reporting by Alasdair Reilly; Editing by David Holmes) ($1=.6485 Pound) Keywords: SERCO/LOAN
(alasdair.reilly@thomsonreuters.com; +44 20 7542 3197; Reuters Messaging: alasdair.reilly.reuters.com@reuters.net)
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