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VEB may finance venture
Russia's Vnesheconombank (VEB) may finance a railcar manufacturing joint venture of Uralvagonzavod, a Russian railcar manufacturer and Kazakh Temir Zholy, a Kazakh national railway ...
27-Oct-2009
Malaysia operator seeks bailout?
Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd, Malaysia's state public transport operator, may need a government bailout if it fails to meet bond repayments of as much ...
27-Oct-2009
Montenegro opens rail tender
The government of Montenegro has opened a tender for the sale of its 85.45 per cent stake in rail transport company Montecargo. The state ...
27-Oct-2009
Russia proposes private rail
State-owned Russian Railways has proposed creating private local railroad operators in the country, according to the company's strategy for the railway services market until ...
27-Oct-2009
Czech rail to issue bonds
Czech state-run rail operator Ceske drahy (CD) is preparing a bond issue worth an expected CZK2 billion (USD114 million) to finance the purchase of ...
27-Oct-2009
Banks discuss THSRC debt
A bank meeting was held in Taipei on 14 October to discuss the developments of the TWD390 billion (USD12.18 billion) refinancing facility for Taiwan ...
27-Oct-2009
Chinese operator prices debt
On 21 October China's railway ministry priced its second long-term bond issue this year. The paper was a CNY20 billion (USD2.94 billion) dual-tranche issue ...
27-Oct-2009
Gold Coast to tender PPP
Australia's Queensland state government plans to tender the AUD1.7 billion (USD934 million) Gold Coast rapid transit project as a public-private partnership (PPP). However, the ...
27-Oct-2009
SNCF launches FRN deal
French railway operator SNCF has launched a HKD832 million (USD107 million), five-year fixed rate note (FRN) issue. Deutsche Bank arranged the facility, which went ...
27-Oct-2009
Bulgarian rail to restructure
Bulgaria's national railway operator BDZ and rail infrastructure operator National Railway Infrastructure Co (NRIC) are near-bankrupt and will be restructured, according to Aleksandar Tsvetkov, ...
15-Oct-2009
Consortium may seek more time
The Spanish-led consortium bidding for bus and rail operator National Express is expected to seek a third extension to the formal offer deadline. As ...
14-Oct-2009
Eurotunnel eyes UK stake
Channel tunnel operator Groupe Eurotunnel has expressed interest in buying High Speed One, the rail line between London and the Channel Tunnel that the ...
14-Oct-2009
China prices long bond
China's railways ministry on 21 September priced its first long-term bond issue for 2009 - a CNY30 billion (USD4.4 billion) dual-tranche issue comprising a ...
13-Oct-2009
RailAmerica IPO pricing announced
Fortress Investment Group announced on 12 October the initial public offering (IPO) of shares in shortline and regional rail operator RailAmerica. The IPO comprises ...
13-Oct-2009
Two shortlisted for Oz project
Australia's New South Wales government has shortlisted two groups for the AUD5 billion (USD4.54 billion) Sydney Metro project. The two shortlisted consortia are: the ...
13-Oct-2009
IRFC signs five-year loan
The USD450 million, US dollar-denominated loan for Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) was signed at the end of September. Signing was initially scheduled for ...
13-Oct-2009
KfW financing German deal
KfW Ipex-Bank is financing the procurement of 38 diesel multiple units for the Upper Franconian diesel network with up to EUR45 million (USD65 million). ...
06-Oct-2009
*Surface noise: funds sought
In the US surface transportation sector, all eyes have recently been on Capitol Hill as 30 September marked the expiry of the existing federal ...
01-Oct-2009
China to price inaugural paper
China's rail ministry is to price its inaugural long-term bond before the country goes on its week-long national holiday in early October. The issuance ...
01-Oct-2009
SMRT debuts a debt deal
Singapore subway operator SMRT Corporation has debuted with SGD150 million (USD105.6 million) of fixed-rate notes off a newly established SGD1 billion multi-currency programme. The ...
01-Oct-2009
Chinese banks eye rail deal
Chinese banks, including Bank of China, China Construction Bank (CCB) and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), are likely to provide funds for ...
01-Oct-2009
Signing of IRFC deal approaches
A US dollar-denominated deal for Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) is close to being signed. Signing was initially scheduled for mid-August. The size of ...
01-Oct-2009
JRTT completes 1-year term loan
A JPY19.3 billion (USD222.4 million), one-year term loan for Japan Railway Construction Transport & Technology Agency (JRTT) was signed on 16 September. Aozora Bank ...
01-Oct-2009
NatEx bid extended
The UK's takeover and mergers regulator has extended until 16 October the deadline for buyout specialist CVC Capital Partners and the Cosmen family to ...
29-Sep-2009
Hyderabad names consultant Deloitte
Consulting firm Deloitte has been named as financial consultant and transaction adviser for the Hyderabad Metro Rail project. The project came to a halt ...
21-Sep-2009
Thai Rail bond fixed
Bangkok Bank is underwriting a bond auction for State Railway of Thailand (SRT). SRT has fixed the coupon at 4.43 per cent. The auction ...
16-Sep-2009
Japanese eye China deal
Major Japanese banks such as Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), Mizuho Corporate Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) are poised to bid for ...
16-Sep-2009
Malaysian operator sells bonds
Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd, the Malaysian state-owned public transport operator, is selling MYR2 billion (USD569 million) of Islamic bonds to raise funds for projects, ...
16-Sep-2009
IRFC mandates bank group
Six banks, namely ANZ, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), Deutsche Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) have ...
16-Sep-2009
Helsinki lands rail loan
Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) will provide a 30-year EUR50 million (USD73 million) loan to the city of Helsinki to finance new trams and metro ...
14-Sep-2009
Colombia deal attracts two
Colombia's Ferroviario Central 30-year rail concession tender has attracted two consortia. Consortium Sistema Ferroviario Central is comprised of Spanish private equity firm OCA and ...
14-Sep-2009
Brazilian tender ready to launch
The tender process for a 40-year concession to operate Brazil's BRR34.6 billion (USD18.7 billion) high-speed train to link the cities of Rio de Janeiro, ...
10-Sep-2009
MRTC plans stake sale
The Philippine government is eyeing the possibility of selling its 80 per cent stake in the Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC) in a public ...
03-Sep-2009
NatExpress mulls over rights issue
National Express is expected to press ahead with a GBP350 million (USD569 million) rights issue after rejecting a GBP696 million cash takeover proposal from ...
03-Sep-2009
High-speed share offering
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, which is looking at a USD5 billion initial public offering (IPO) in 2010, has decided to go for an A- and ...
03-Sep-2009
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