The energy group has successfully completed a green bond issue at MARF for the amount of 200 million euros

Audax Renovables (ADX.MC), the energy group that integrates the generation and supplying of 100% renewable electricity and gas businesses, has successfully completed a green bond issue for the amount of 200 million euros.

This issuance is part of the bond program called “EUR 400,000,000 Senior Unsecured Notes Program Audax Renovables, S.A. 2020 ”, registered on July, 3 in the MARF, and within the exchange operation announced by the company on November, 30 of the bonds issued under the issues made in 2017, 2018 and 2019 for a nominal amount total of 65, 35 and expansion of the latter for another 35 million euros, respectively.

This current issue is carried out with the objective of restructuring the maturities of the Group’s debt, thus managing to extend them until December 2027 and reducing the financial cost of aforementioned debt. The use of the funds obtained will also be to finance or refinance green projects, as defined in the Regulatory Framework for Environmental Project Financing, approved in March by the Group, promoting its commitment to renewable energy generation.

The Group raised this issuance for an amount close to 150 million euros. However, the successful acceptance and significant demand from the investor community, both national and international, has allowed the issuance to be completed at 200 million euros. With this, it has been possible to ensure that the origin of the investment capital is not only national but also important international investors have joined. At the national level, the commitment of the Official Credit Institute (ICO) for the Audax Group has been reaffirmed, which has rejoined in this issue accompanying other institutional investors, thus once again demonstrating its support for national companies.

In this operation, unprecedented in MARF at a corporate level, have acted as Joint Global Coordinators Beka Finance S.V., S.A., Goldman Sachs International and Haitong Bank, S.A., Sucursal en España and as Co-Leads Ever Capital , S.V., S.A. and PKF Attest Capital Markets AV, S.A. In addition, they have received legal advice from Garrigues and financial advice from EY.

It should be remembered that the Group, a few weeks ago, closed the placement of 125 million euros in green bonds convertible into ordinary shares in the international market with an excess demand of 2.4 times.

Both operations will allow Audax Renovables Group to meet and expand the objectives set, in addition to diversifying its base of investors, national and international, taking a very significant step to consolidate its position in the market as the leading independent energy group in the SME segment with capacity to lead the energy transition in Europe.