11/28/2017
HSH Nordbank finances a portion of the Q-Park acquisition for KKR
HSH Nordbank is making available to investment firm KKR a portion of the Q-Park acquisition finance and revolving facility totalling around EUR 1.4 billion as a mandated lead arranger in a global syndicate.
read more11/11/2017
HSH finances Europe’s largest wind farm: Electricity for 500,000 households
HSH Nordbank as part of a syndicate of banks is financing Europe’s largest wind farm installation with an amount of Euro 500 million, the 650-MW Mark-bydgen ETT project in North Sweden. In addition to HSH Nordbank, the syndicate includes Nord LB, KfW IPEX, the EIB and Euler Hermes. On completion, the wind farm will have a total capacity of 650 megawatts (MW) - a volume large enough to supply well in excess of 500,000 households with power for one year.
read more11/03/2017
HSH Nordbank provides financing for Zenium data centres in Frankfurt
HSH Nordbank, acting as an agent and security agent made available together with Banco Santander, NIBC Bank and ING Bank, senior-secured credit facilities of EUR 100 million to Zenium. This will enable the company to refinance its existing Frankfurt One data centre in Frankfurt am Main and finance the construction and fit-out of Frankfurt Two, its second data centre in Germany. The two data centres will have a capacity of 27 MW in IT performance.
read more10/29/2017
Several binding bids for HSH Nordbank – final negotiations starting
The federal state owners Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein say that several binding bids for the entire Bank have been received in due time. Following the indicative bids made in March and June of this year, a crucial milestone on the way to privatisation has thus been reached.
read more08/31/2017
HSH with positive half-year result as Group pre-tax profit rises to € 173m
Group-wide, HSH Nordbank increased its pre-tax profit slightly in the first six months, mainly driven by solid growth of new business in all its business areas and despite a massive further reduction of its legacy cluster risks.
read more08/08/2017
HSH Nordbank finances shopping center portfolio “Christie” for Madison and Redos
HSH Nordbank has successfully refinanced a portfolio of four shopping centers, located in Germany, for a joint venture led by Madison International Realty, in partnership with the Redos Group. The existing loan on the property at the time of the “Christie portfolio” acquisition was assumed by Madison and is now being replaced by HSH Nordbank. The portfolio was acquired near the end of 2016. The loan amount was not disclosed.
read more07/17/2017
HSH Nordbank finances office real estate portfolio in western Germany
HSH Nordbank is providing the Cording Real Estate Group (Cording) with finance of € 93 million to purchase a real estate portfolio. Cording is acquiring the portfolio on behalf of a joint venture between Danish fund manager Sparinvest Property Investors and family office Esas Properties from Turkey. The purchase price totals around € 143 million.
read more07/11/2017
HSH Nordbank issues public-sector Pfandbrief in the amount of € 500 million
HSH Nordbank is continuing its Pfandbrief strategy with the successful issue of a public-sector Pfandbrief with a three-year term. The benchmark bond is in the amount of EUR 500 million and is backed by loans to the public sector. Rating agency Moody's has given the Pfandbrief a rating of Aa2.
read more06/23/2017
HSH Nordbank participates in the refinancing of Cory Riverside Energy
HSH Nordbank is participating as a mandated lead arranger in the refinancing of Cory Riverside Energy, one of the leading companies in recycling, waste processing and energy recovery in the UK, for the Riverside waste-to-energy plant in Belvedere in London's south-east. The volume of the entire refinancing is around GBP 520 million, of which HSH Nordbank is making available GBP 47 million.
read more06/16/2017
HSH Nordbank with Group pre-tax profit of € 128 million in the 1st quarter
HSH Nordbank has had a successful start to the current financial year in operating terms, generating a pre-tax profit of € 128 million in the first quarter of 2017 (previous-year period: € -36 million). This good result is in line with the Bank’s internal planning and is based on an intensive drive for new business, reduced legacy portfolios and successful savings on the cost side.
read more05/26/2017
HSH Nordbank participated as MLA in the acquisition financing for Beacon Rail
HSH Nordbank is participating as a Mandated Lead Arranger in provid-ing the acquisition financing for Beacon Rail, the leading European rolling stock leasing company, making available a loan of € 87 million. The total amount of financing in the context of an M&A process is € 854 million. HSH Nordbank participated in the acquisition financing’s EUR Equivalent 624m senior bank debt together with ING, BAML, DVB, CACIB, KfW and ABN AMRO, alongside with several institutional investors, who provided EUR Equivalent 230m private notes.
read more03/30/2017
Strong rise in Core Bank’s results is basis for Group pre-tax profit of € 121 million
Encouraging performance in the client business, consistent savings and further wind-down of legacy assets contributed to pre-tax profit of € 121 (450) million for the HSH Nordbank Group in 2016. As expected, this was below the previous year’s very high figure, which benefited from one-off effects.
read more01/27/2017
HSH relieved by about €1.64 billion – 1st part of the NPE market portfolio sold
HSH Nordbank has taken a further step along the road to a change of ownership and has again eased the pressure on its balance sheet by divesting an extensive portfolio of legacy assets totalling EUR 1.64 billion. At the same time, it forged ahead with the sale of further non-performing legacy loans from the years up to 2009.
read more12/09/2016
HSHNordbank preparing for change of ownership – net profit € 163 million after nine months
In the first nine months of the year HSH Nordbank continued to reduce its legacy assets while setting aside substantially higher provisions for its shipping loans. At the same time, it earned EUR 163 (pre-year period: 24) million and improved its capital ratios.
read more10/27/2016
HSH Nordbank arranges new charter for six Hanjin ships ─ Maersk new operator
HSH Nordbank is arranging a new long-term charter for six container ships of the insolvent South Korean shipping company Hanjin Shipping Co. In future, the world’s largest container shipping company, Maersk Line, will operate these ships. This demonstrates Maersk Line’s continuous effort to optimise its fleet with flexible and energy-efficient vessels. HSH Nordbank launched the transaction as a syndicate leader.
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