Tuesday 21 June 2016 by FIIG Research Company updates

Company updates – Barminco and Virgin

Barminco managing its refinancing risk through progressive bond buybacks and Virgin’s rating on hold despite equity raise

Barminco

Barminco has announced that it has made a further repurchase of its 2018 bonds via two privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase has been fully funded out of cash and the associated bonds will be cancelled.

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Virgin

Virgin’s USD 2019 bond has rallied on the recent capital injection and new shareholders. With both Moody’s and S&P affirming their existing credit ratings, now is a good time to consider taking profits.

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