Bromford completes second deferred deal in two months
July 21, 2020Newbridge were delighted to recently support Bromford with two deferred funding transactions in 2020.
In July, Bromford finalised a £90m deal with a leading UK investor, at a record low coupon despite it being deferred for 18 months. The funding will be used to finance its ongoing housebuilding programme which aims to deliver 12,000 homes over the next eight years.
It’s the latest in a string of successful funding transactions for the Midlands-based provider, and the second long-dated deferred deal Bromford have entered into since the onset of Covid-19. The deal follows the £100m private placement agreed with LGIM which will be drawn in May 2021 and brings its total funding activity in the last two years to over £1bn.
Head of Treasury Imran Mubeen said: “We remain absolutely committed to our strategy of developing more homes to meet this country’s growing demand for social and affordable housing. We have continued to stress test our cashflow and business plan to reflect new Covid-19 scenarios, all of which confirmed that we require new funding in early 2022.
“These deferred funding deals deliver certainty on the availability of future funding at record low rates and allow us to approach our future development objectives with confidence. We have long established several routes to market and have once again mobilised quickly to lock in our record low coupon with an established investor who endorse our business plan and the understand way we work.”
Grant Vaughan, a Partner at Newbridge Advisors who advised on the transaction said: “Once again Bromford have demonstrated how a nimble and proactive treasury strategy can yield fantastic results and de-risk the business plan. Taking advantage of the current market conditions has locked in significant value for the group.”
