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Corol – structured financing

23 March 2009

WestLB sweetens the outlook for Corol

Read more: [sugar] [ethanol] [Corol] [export pre-payment] [RZ Advogados] [Landay & Leblang] [WestLB] [Brazil]

In this deal, WestLB acted as sole arranger and lender for a $40 million export-backed financing package for Corol Agroenergia Açucar e Alcool (Corol), a medium-sized sugar/ethanol mill owner in Brazil's Paraná State. The financing package comprises first, a two months $10 million bridge loan, second, an eight-year export pre-payment financing (EPF), and third, a swap line, enabling the client to convert the floating Libor rate into an fixed Libor rate, if needed. The deal is a triumphant success story and is well worthy as a Deal of the Year award. The $10 million bridge loan services the client with the necessary financial flexibility...


Poll

Will Russia’s recent ban on grain exports result in a significant rise in private risk insurance claims from grain traders unable to fulfil their contracts?

Yes – there will be more claims. The government’s actions allow traders, with PRI cover, to make claims through contract frustration.
8%
No - the majority of Russia’s wheat production, some 70%-80%, is used for domestic consumption so the contracts represent only a small portion of the total wheat market, limiting the amount of potential claims.
23%
No - traders had a week’s notice before the ban allowing them to secure alternative supplies to fulfil contracts stated as optional origin.
23%
Maybe - but claims are likely to be limited to traders dealing in soft wheat whose contracts demand they source wheat only from Russia.
46%