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Doosan-Skoda – ECA-backed financing

26 March 2010

Kexim backing leads Doosan into Europe

This deal is a unique acquisition-export financing arranged by mandated lead arrangers (MLAs) BNP Paribas (BNPP), Citi and Standard Chartered Bank, which financed the acquisition of the Czech Republic’s Skoda Power by Doosan Heavy Industry & Construction (DHIC) of South Korea, through its Luxembourg-based European holding company Doosan Heavy Industries European Holdings, for an overall a452 million.The transaction received strong support from Korea Export-Import Bank (Kexim), the Korean export credit agency (ECA), and is a classic example of how important industrial buy-outs can take place even in the toughest of market conditions providing there are committed and experienced parties leading the deal. This...


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