TIDMSEQI
RNS Number : 1657C
Sequoia Economic Infra Inc Fd Ld
14 June 2019
14 June 2019
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited
("SEQI" or the "Company")
Net Asset Value as at 31 May 2019 and Investment Update
The NAV for SEQI, the specialist investor in economic
infrastructure debt, increased to 103.04p from the prior month's
NAV of 102.62p per share. The changes in NAV arose primarily
through:
-- Interest income net of expenses of 0.75p;
-- A decrease of 0.21p in asset valuations; and
-- Unhedged FX losses of 0.12p.
As at 31 May 2019, the Company had cash of GBP46.9m and
outstanding drawings on its Revolving Credit Facility of GBP175.4m,
resulting in net leverage of GBP128.5m. The Company also had
undrawn commitments and three additional investments in settlement,
collectively valued at GBP136.3m. On 14 May 2019, the Company
announced the successful close of an additional GBP50m accordion
tranche of its Revolving Credit Facility, increasing the maximum
facility amount to GBP200m.
The Company's invested portfolio comprised 51 private debt
investments and 21 infrastructure bonds across 8 sectors and 26
sub-sectors and had an annualised yield-to-maturity (or
yield-to-worst in the case of callable bonds) of 8.4% and a
weighted average life of approximately 4.2 years. Private debt
investments represented 84.0% of the total portfolio and 70.5% of
the portfolio comprised floating rate assets. The weighted average
purchase price of the Company's investments was 94.9% of par.
Investments which are pre-operational represented 16.9% of total
assets.
The Company's invested portfolio remains geographically diverse
with 46% located across the US, 18% in the UK, 28% in Europe, and
9% in Australia/New Zealand. Currently the Company is not investing
in Portugal or Italy but has selectively invested in opportunities
in Spain. The Company's pipeline of economic infrastructure debt
investments remains strong and is diversified by sector,
sub-sector, and jurisdiction.
Approximately 96% of the Company's 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 May
include:
-- A NOK 218.0m primary purchase of Exmar's variable rate bonds
maturing in 2022, backed by LNG and LPG vessels;
-- An additional EUR10.2m secondary bond purchase of ferry
operator Naviera Armas SA's variable rate 2023 bonds;
-- A final $2.6m disbursement to Whittle Schools in Washington D.C.;
-- An initial $2.9m disbursement to Bourzou Equity LLC, a
company created for the construction of a data center in
Virginia;
-- An additional $1.7m secondary loan acquisition of Midcoast Energy's TL B; and
-- An additional GBP1.3m secondary loan acquisition of Elysium
Healthcare's TL B, a leading behavioural health services provider
in the UK.
The Company also sold its position in Talen Energy's 6.5% 2024
bonds in May.
Ordinary Portfolio Summary (15 largest settled investments)
Investment name Currency Type Ranking Value Sector Sub-sector Yield
GBPm(1) to maturity
/ worst
(%)
Hawaiki Mezzanine Undersea
Loan USD Private Mezz 58.0 TMT cable 10.1
Salt Creek Midstream USD Private Senior 54.6 Utility Midstream 8.5
Tracy Hills TL Residential
2025 USD Private Senior 47.5 Other infra 10.4
Scandlines Mezzanine
2032 EUR Private HoldCo 45.5 Transport Ferries 6.1
Bannister Senior
Secured GBP Private Senior 42.1 Accomm. Health care 8.0
Adani Abbot HoldCo
2021 AUD Private HoldCo 41.2 Transport Port 9.5
Kaveh Senior
Secured TL 2021 USD Private Senior 39.6 TMT Data centers 8.2
Whittle Schools Private
B USD Private Senior 39.4 Other schools 11.1
Electricity
Bizkaia TL 2021 EUR Private HoldCo 36.4 Power gen. 7.7
Aquaventure USD Private Senior 35.6 Utility Water 8.1
Bulb Senior TL Electricity
2021 GBP Private Senior 35.0 Utility supply 7.2
Solar &
Project Warsaw EUR Private Senior 31.7 Renewables wind 5.9
Solar &
Sunrun Hera 2017-B USD Private Mezz 31.3 Renewables wind 8.1
Seaport TL B USD Private Senior 30.6 Transport Port 8.6
Sacramento Data
Centre USD Private Senior 30.1 TMT Data centers 11.0
Note (1) - excluding accrued interest
Market Summary
A total of 33 project finance transactions closed in May
throughout the Company's eligible jurisdictions, worth $20.9bn in
aggregate. Notable transactions, outside of the Company's
investment activities, during the month include:
-- A EUR228m financing of the 300MW Talasol solar PV plant in Spain;
-- A z 1.25bn financing for the construction of the 219.5MW
Potegowo wind farm in northern Poland; and
-- A CAD 500m financing for the modernisation of the Ottawa
district energy system that heats and cools over 80 buildings in
Ottawa.
Data released in June showed the US economy growing by 3.1% in
Q1 2019, driven primarily by a build-up in inventories.
Deteriorating US-China relations and a May jobs figure of 75,000
have both contributed to cautious market sentiment. In the last
week of May, the yield curve inverted the most since 2007.
The Eurozone remains vulnerable to a slowdown in global trade
due to its reliance on export countries for growth. Positive
Eurozone economic indicators include unemployment which has fallen
to 7.7% and wage growth which continues to increase across member
states.
The UK economy recently contracted due to temporary factors
including a decline in car production. It was reported in June that
UK GDP fell by 0.4% as output of motor vehicles producers fell 24%.
It is expected that the UK economy is likely to experience more
subdued growth for the rest of 2019.
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 755530
Matt Falla
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.
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