Yorkshire Water refinancing nears completion

Kelda’s new owners are putting the finishing touches to the refinancing of Yorkshire Water. The debt load at the holding company level remains a concern.

The group of financial investors that paid £3 billion for Kelda in November 2007 is expected to unveil a plan to refinance Yorkshire Water with a securitisation-type structure in the weeks ahead.

The Saltaire consortium, whose members now comprise the infrastructure funds of Citigroup, Prudential and the state-owned GIC of Singapore (following HSBC’s withdrawal from the consortium in May ...

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