Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11
Dangote Refinery Unit Seeks $1 Billion Private Debt From Foreign Investors
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11

Dangote Refinery Unit Seeks $1 Billion Private Debt From Foreign Investors

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11

Summary

  • Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE is seeking to raise as much as $1 billion through a private debt sale, according to people familiar with the plan.
  • Foreign investors are the target buyers for the offering, the people said, with the fundraising structured as a private placement rather than a public debt sale.
  • The move comes from Africa's largest crude processing plant, giving the planned borrowing broader significance for financing in Nigeria's energy sector.

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