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RNS Number : 6116H
Sequoia Economic Infra Inc Fd Ld
14 March 2018
14 March 2018
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited
("SEQI" or the "Company")
Net Asset Value as at 28 February 2018 and Investment Update
Ordinary Share update
The NAV for SEQI, the specialist investor in economic
infrastructure debt, increased to 101.46p per share from 101.04p
per share on 31 January 2018 which arose primarily through:
-- Interest income net of expenses of 0.62p;
-- An decrease of 0.37p in asset valuations;
-- A decrease of 0.17p from FX movements.
The Company's invested portfolio represented 91.5% of the
Company's NAV, with an additional GBP62.0m either traded but not
settled or undrawn commitments. The total portfolio, including both
acquired assets and assets which the Company has committed to buy
but remain unsettled or undrawn, represented 99.6% of the Company's
NAV. The Company had gross leverage of GBP21.8m, representing c.
2.9% of NAV.
The total portfolio comprised a total of 58 investments
collectively valued at GBP762.6m (including accrued interest): 37
private debt investments and 21 infrastructure bonds across 8
sectors and 23 subsectors.
The invested portfolio had an annualised yield-to-maturity (or
yield-to-worst in the case of callable bonds) of 8.0% and a
weighted average life of approximately 5.3 years. Private debt
investments represented 76% of the total portfolio and 61% of it
comprised floating rate assets. The weighted average purchase price
of the Company's investments was c.95.1% of par. Investments which
are pre-operational represented 16.6% of total assets.
The Company continues to view the US as a strategic target for
economic infrastructure assets, with 41% of the invested portfolio
consisting of investments located in the US as at 28 February 2018.
The other represented regions include the UK, Europe, and
Australia/New Zealand, comprising 28%, 24%, and 7% of the invested
portfolio, respectively.
As at 28 February 2018, approximately 91% of NAV consisted of
either Sterling assets or was hedged into Sterling. The Company has
adequate resources to cover the cash costs associated with its
hedging activities.
The Company's settled investment activities during February
include:
-- A EUR13.7m primary loan to Hatch Copley Ltd for the
acquisition and refurbishment of an Irish student accommodation
building;
-- A final EUR5.0m disbursement to Project Warsaw, the Polish solar PV plants;
-- A EUR5.9m secondary purchase of Warnow Tunnel, a tunnel
linking East and West Rostock, Germany;
-- A $8.6m secondary purchase of the Talen Energy Supply 10.5% 2026 bonds;
Ordinary Portfolio Summary (15 largest settled investments)
Transaction Currency Type Ranking Value Sector Sub-sector Yield
name GBPm(1) to maturity
/ worst
(%)
A'lienor
S.A.S. (A65) EUR Private Senior 39.6 Transport Roads 4.7
Hawaiki Mezzanine Undersea
Loan USD Private Mezz 38.7 TMT Cable 11.6
Active Assistance Health
Group GBP Private Senior 36.4 Accomm. Care 8.4
Tracy Hills Residential
TL 2025 USD Private Senior 34.7 Other Infrastructure 9.7
Cory Environmental GBP Private HoldCo 31.3 Utility Waste-to-energy 8.5
Aquaventure USD Private Senior 25.4 Utility Water 7.7
Abteen Ventures USD Private Senior 25.4 TMT Data Centers 8.0
Warnow Tunnel EUR Private Senior 25.2 Transport Road 6.8
Industrial
NatGasoline USD Private Mezz 21.0 Other Infra 10.0
Terra-Gen
Power TL Solar
B USD Private Senior 20.9 Renewables & Wind 9.4
Exeltium
Mezzanine EUR Private Mezz 19.5 Power PPA 9.4
Welcome Break Motorway
No.1 Ltd GBP Private Mezz 18.3 Transport Services 8.5
Bulb Energy Electricity
Senior Secured GBP Private Senior 17.7 Utility Supply 9.0
NGG Finance Elec.
5.625% 2073 GBP Public Mezz 16.8 Utility Distribution 3.6
Clyde Street Student
Glasgow GBP Private Senior 16.0 Accomm. Housing 8.0
Note (1) - excluding accrued interest
Market Summary
A total of 32 project finance transactions closed in February
throughout the Company's eligible jurisdictions, worth $5.9bn in
aggregate. Notable transactions during the month include:
-- A GBP72m primary financing of the expansion of InterGen's
gas-fired Spalding CCGT Project in Lincolnshire;
-- A EUR650m financing for the expansion and reconstruction of
the A10/A24 Neuruppin-Pankow Highway in Germany;
-- A $143m refinancing of Longroad Energy's US Solar portfolio
consisting of over 300 operating solar facilities; and
-- The CAD$150m debt funding for Innergex's CAD $1.1 acquisition of Alterra Power.
In February, Q4 2017 US GDP growth was revised slightly
downwards to 2.5%, for a full-year 2017 GDP growth rate of 2.3%.
The US Federal Reserve has forecast three interest rate hikes in
2018, with the first expected in March.
Unemployment in the Eurozone is at its lowest level since
December 2008, standing at 8.6% across the 19 countries. The UK
economy appears to be on track for 0.4% growth so far for the first
quarter 2018, with a large growth in business services demanded in
February. During February, both the Euro and the US dollar
strengthened against Sterling ending the month at EUR1.1292 and
$1.3785 respectively
The Company's monthly investor report and additional portfolio
disclosure will be made available at http://www.seqifund.com/.
LEI: 2138006OW12FQHJ6PX91
For further information please contact:
Sequoia Investment Management Company +44 (0)20 7079 0480
Steve Cook
Dolf Kohnhorst
Randall Sandstrom
Greg Taylor
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited +44 (0)20 7710 7600
Neil Winward
Mark Bloomfield
Gaudi Le Roux
Tulchan Communications (Financial PR) +44 (0)20 7353 4200
James Macey White
Martin Pengelley
Elizabeth Snow
Praxis Fund Services Limited (Company Secretary) +44 (0) 1481 755528
Shona Darling
About Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited
The Company seeks to provide investors with regular, sustained,
long-term distributions and capital appreciation from a diversified
portfolio of senior and subordinated economic infrastructure debt
investments. The Company is advised by Sequoia Investment
Management Company Limited.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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