Catella acted as exclusive financial advisor to eQ Community Properties Fund in structuring and securing a financing facility of EUR 700 million to allow eQ to refinance existing debt and supporting the future growth strategy of the fund while providing the fund with a higher level of flexibility.
The syndicated loans are provided by a consortium of leading Nordic Banks Nordea, Swedbank, Danske Bank and Aktia. To ensure eQ’s high standards for ESG criteria the financing is provided as a green structured financing.
eQ Community Properties Fund invests in health care, service and community properties in Finland. The market value of the fund’s real estate was approx. EUR 1.5 billion by the end of Q3 2021.
Catella’s pan-Nordic deal team acted as exclusive financial advisor to eQ throughout the process.
For further information, contact
Jenni Ervasti
Head of Debt Advisory, Finland
+358 40 5523 635
jenni.ervasti@catella.fi
Jacob Bruzelius
Head of Debt Advisory, Sweden
+46 733 90 09 80
jacob.bruzelius@catella.se
Alexander Halby
Associate Director, Denmark
+45 4234 4636
alexander.halby@catella.dk