Rumours about issue of new HY bonds from
Ineos
Rumours in the market have it that Ineos has
hired Barclays to head a new high-yield issue
from the company. We assess that it is in
connection with the refinancing of the
company’s bank debt following the joint
venture with PetroChina that Ineos expects to
issue bonds. As it is likely to be the bank debt
that Ineos will refinance we find that it may
very well be senior secured bonds in Ineos.
We expect the coming refinancing to be very
positive for Ineos. Ineos refinanced the
company’s bank debt in the summer of 2009
following the financial crisis and the company’s
breach of several covenants of the bank debt.
The refinancing implied that Ineos saw sharp
increases of the interest-rate margin on the
company’s bank debt. This is the debt that the
company will now refinance. We find that Ineos
will be able to save interest expenses of EUR
110-130m refinancing the bank debt. A
refinancing will therefore be very positive for
Ineos. Hence, we maintain our BUY
recommendation for €7.875% 2016 and €9.25%
2015.