E-mail us: service@prospectnews.com Or call: 212 374 2800
Bank Loans - CLOs - Convertibles - Distressed Debt - Emerging Markets
Green Finance - High Yield - Investment Grade - Liability Management
Preferreds - Private Placements - Structured Products
 
Published on 4/12/2012 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Ventas sells $600 million 4% seven-year notes to yield Treasuries plus 265 bps

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, April 12 - Ventas Realty, LP and Ventas Capital Corp. sold $600 million of 4% seven-year senior notes on Thursday to yield 265 basis points over Treasuries, a market source said.

The paper was priced at the tight end of guidance in the 270 bps area, the source said.

The notes (Baa2/BBB/BBB+) were sold at 99.489 to yield 4.084%.

There is a make-whole call at Treasuries plus 40 bps until Jan. 30, 2019 and a par call after that date.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. and UBS Securities Inc. were the bookrunners.

Senior co-managers were J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC.

Co-managers were Barclays Capital Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co., Huntington Investment Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets LLC, RBS Securities Inc. and SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Ltd.

Proceeds will be used to repay debt under an unsecured revolving credit facility, for working capital, and other general corporate purposes, including funding future acquisitions or investments.

The notes are guaranteed by Ventas Inc.

The real estate investment trust for senior housing and health care properties is based in Chicago.

Issuers:Ventas Realty, LP, Ventas Capital Corp.
Guarantor:Ventas, Inc.
Issue:Senior notes
Amount:$600 million
Maturity:April 30, 2019
Bookrunners:Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., UBS Securities Inc.
Senior co-managers:J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, Wells Fargo Securities LLC
Co-managers:Barclays Capital Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co., Huntington Investment Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets LLC, RBS Securities Inc., SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Ltd.
Coupon:4%
Price:99.489
Yield:4.084%
Spread:Treasuries plus 265 bps
Call:Make-whole at Treasuries plus 40 bps until Jan. 30, 2019, par call after
Trade date:April 12
Settlement date:April 17
Ratings:Moody's: Baa2
Standard & Poor's: BBB
Fitch: BBB+
Price talk:270 bps area

© 2015 Prospect News.
All content on this website is protected by copyright law in the U.S. and elsewhere. For the use of the person downloading only.
Redistribution and copying are prohibited by law without written permission in advance from Prospect News.
Redistribution or copying includes e-mailing, printing multiple copies or any other form of reproduction.