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Loans to satellite provider Speedcast ‘being assessed’

Bridget Carter
Satellite image © 2020 Maxar Technologies via AP
Satellite image © 2020 Maxar Technologies via AP

Lenders to satellite provider Speedcast are believed to be in the process of drafting in a corporate adviser to help assess their $US600m worth of loans to the struggling telecommunications services provider.

Speedcast has $US600m worth of Term Loan B debt with US based banks and a $100m revolving credit facility.

The syndicate that holds the revolving credit facility includes Credit Suisse, Citi, Macquarie Group, ING and Credit Agricole

It comes as advisory firm Moelis is understood to be positioning itself to work on the satellite provider Speedcast, which many believe is heading for a collapse amid the current market turmoil.

On Friday, Speedcast made a request to the ASX to extend its trading halt after initially entering a halt on February 5. This was in relation to its interim results, and it is now expected to release its results this month.

The group’s market value is less than $200m now but it was worth $1.4bn in 2018.

Bridget Carter
Bridget CarterDataRoom Editor

Bridget Carter has worked as a writer and editor for The Australian’s DataRoom column since it was launched in 2013, focusing on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment banking. She has been a journalist for more than 18 years, covering a broad range of events and topics, including high profile court cases and crimes, natural disasters, social issues and company news.

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