Berlian Laju Tanker (“BLT”)’s acquisition of Camillo Eitzen & Co ASA (“CECO”) may have hit a speed bump when its initial transaction structure, which involved the issuance of mandatory exchangeable bonds (“MEBs”), was rejected by the Indonesian market regulator. But we understand that the company and its advisor RS Platou Markets remain resolute and are working hard on an alternative plan. Since then, a series of developments have occurred that added uncertainty to BLT’s quest for CECO and we hereby provide a summary of these developments in chronological order.
On 1 October 2009, Eitzen Chemical ASA (“ECHEM”) reached an agreement with most of its lenders (all syndicate loans and most bilateral loans) on the restructuring of its bank debt. However, this was conditional upon a new equity issue of a minimum USD 100 million by November. ECHEM was in dire need of capital injection.
This is only an excerpt of Plan B(LT)
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Tags: · Camillo Eitzen & Co., Eitzen Chemical, Eitzen Maritime Services, PT Berlian Laju Tanker, R.S. Platou, R.S. Platou Markets
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