AUDAX RENOVABLES, FOURTH BOND ISSUE FOR 35 MILLION EUROS

Audax Renovables, a Spanish company dedicated to the marketing of electricity and gas and the generation of renewable 100% electricity, has expanded the bond issue launched on the market in October 2018. With this operation, carried out according to the “tap issue” mechanism or on tap”, the group achieves financial stability for the next three years (the deadline is scheduled for 2023).

The amount of the issue touched i 35 million euros, maintaining coupon and maturity, with a rate of yield of 4,35%.    

The operation aroused the interest of investors, thanks to the good performance of the company and the record results obtained in the first half of 2018 [ +info ], as evidenced by the speed with which the bonds were placed. The operation, which began on the morning of October 10th when the markets opened, concluded on the same day at the end of trading.

In this way, the total amount of the issue is 70 million euros.

To carry out this operation, Audax Renovables had the support of Beka Finance, in charge of managing the operation as MLA (Mandated Lead Arranger) and Haitong, as co-lead. 

It's about the fourth bond issue of Audax on the Alternative Fixed and Long-Term Income Market (MARF) after that of 2014 - now reimbursed - and those of 2017 and 2018. This is also the first after the merger between Audax Energía and Audax Renovables, at beginning of 2019. [ +info ]

The objective of the operation was to "secure" the company's balance sheet against any event that could involve the markets, according to a guiding criterion based on prudence.

Audax Renovables is convinced that the operation will contribute to consolidate the company and its leadership as the main independent energy supplier in the SME sector of the Spanish market. And it will contribute to replicate successes obtained in Spain also in the other countries where it is present today: Portugal, Italy, Germany, Holland, France, Poland and Panama.