AGIG launches senior-secured benchmark transaction
- Monday, 16 November 2020
On 16 November, AGI Finance, a financing entity within Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG), launched an Australian dollar denominated, senior-secured, benchmark transaction, offered in both five-year floating-rate and eight-year fixed-rate tranches. Indicative price guidance for the deal is 115 and 135 basis points area over swap benchmarks.
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