Navios Partners completes $300m Nordic bond issue
- Greece-based owner will use proceeds to partially repay outstanding debt
- Issuer will apply to list bonds on Oslo exchange
US-listed owner of bulkers, tankers and containerships priced bonds at 7.75%
NAVIOS Maritime Partners has successfully placed $300m of new five-year unsecured bonds in the Nordic bond market.
Scheduled to mature in November 2030, the bonds are priced at 7.75%, paid semi-annually in arrears.
The bonds priced more favourably than a $400m issue earlier this year by Navios South American Logistics, which is privately controlled by Navios Partners’ chief executive Angeliki Frangou.
The separate port and logistics business issued its bonds with an 8.875% interest coupon at the end of June.
It is a first Nordic bond for Navios Partners, which controls a diverse fleet of 172 vessels.
Proceeds will be used to repay some of the owner’s outstanding debt facilities and for general purposes, the company has said.
