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Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income is an Investment Trust

To provide investors with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of senior and subordinated economic infrastructure debt investments.

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NAV and Investment Update

14 Oct 2020 07:00

RNS Number : 9770B
Sequoia Economic Infra Inc Fd Ld
14 October 2020
 

14 October 2020

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited

("SEQI" or the "Company")

NAV update

The NAV for SEQI, the specialist investor in economic infrastructure debt, increased to 100.17 pence per share from the prior month's NAV of 98.98 pence per share, representing an increase of 1.19 pence per share.

The gain in asset valuations can be attributed primarily to the material market value increase of a €61.2m transport position after the Borrower initiated a refinancing process to repay the debt at par. The position was previously marked at a significant discount to par and the refinancing is expected to close before year end.

A full attribution of the changes in the NAV per share is as follows:

pence per share

August NAV

98.98

Interest income, net of expenses

0.70

FX movements, net of hedges

0.02

Increase in asset valuations

0.47

September NAV

100.17

 

Update on the effects of COVID-19 on the Portfolio

The Investment Adviser, the Investment Manager, and PWC, the independent valuation agent, have continued their close analysis of the effects of COVID-19 on the Company's portfolio which also includes a market benchmarking exercise to conclude on spread and yield adjustments for each of the investments.

In summary, the spread widening across the portfolio during the second half of March 2020 continued its reversal throughout August and remained flat throughout September, with several of the Company's investments performing better than expectations throughout the lockdown. The Investment Adviser is also closely watching the Company's assets that have not been performing as expected during the pandemic to ensure that current market conditions are managed adequately.

Further Portfolio update

As at 30 September 2020, the Company had cash of £82.6m and had drawn £80.5m on its £280m Revolving Credit Facility. The Company also had undrawn commitments on existing investments collectively valued at £18.3m. As of 30 September 2020, the Company's invested portfolio comprised of 61 private debt investments and 13 infrastructure bonds across 8 sectors and 28 sub-sectors. It had an annualised yield-to-maturity (or yield-to-worst in the case of callable bonds) of 10.2% and a weighted average life of approximately 5.6 years. Private debt investments represented 93% of the total portfolio and 63% of the portfolio comprised floating rate assets. The weighted average purchase price of the Company's investments was 96.5% of par. Investments which are pre-operational represented 11.6% of total assets.

The Company's invested portfolio remains geographically diverse with 51% located across the US, 15% in the UK, 28% in Europe, and 6% in Australia/New Zealand. Currently the Company is not investing in Portugal or Italy but has selectively invested in opportunities in Spain. The Company's pipeline of economic infrastructure debt investments remains strong and is diversified by sector, sub-sector, and jurisdiction.

At month end, approximately 98% of the Company's NAV consisted of either Sterling assets or was hedged into Sterling. The Company has adequate resources to cover margin calls on its hedging book.

The Company's settled investment activities during September include:

· A primary purchase of $25m Navigator Holdings' 8% 2025 bonds, a leading player within the transportation of liquified gases;

· An additional €20.0m holdco disbursement to Kenai Capital Markets, a German logistics and industrial park owner, under its existing facility agreement;

· An additional $1.8m disbursement to Bourzou Equity, a company created for a data centre in Virginia; and

· An additional $7.0m disbursement to Salt Creek, a midstream company located in the Permian Basin in Texas, USA.

The following Company's investments were sold or prepaid in September:

· Nottingham Student Housing's £16.5m construction loan, which was backed by a 229-unit purpose-built student accommodation development in Nottingham, UK repaid at 102.5% of par.

Ordinary Portfolio Summary (15 largest settled investments)

Investment name

Currency

Type

Ranking

Value £m(1)

Sector

Sub-sector

Yield to maturity / worst (%)

AP Wireless Junior

EUR

Private

Mezz

62.6

TMT

Telecom towers

6.2

Hawaiki Mezzanine Loan

USD

Private

Mezz

52.4

TMT

Undersea cable

13.0

Warnow Tunnel

EUR

Private

Senior

50.1

Transport

Road

4.3

Expedient Data Centers Senior Secured

USD

Private

Senior

49.7

TMT

Data centers

5.8

Terra-Gen Power TL B

USD

Private

Senior

45.3

Renewables

Solar & wind

6.1

Scandlines Mezzanine 2032

EUR

Private

HoldCo

44.6

Transport

Ferries

7.4

Euroports 2nd Lien 2026

EUR

Private

Mezz

44.5

Transport

Port

8.6

Hawkeye Solar HoldCo 2030 1, 2, and 3

USD

Private

HoldCo

42.5

Renewables

Solar & wind

8.2

Bannister Senior Secured

GBP

Private

Senior

41.6

Accomm.

Health care

7.1

Bizkaia TL 2021

EUR

Private

HoldCo

41.6

Power

Elec. generation

8.6

Tracy Hills TL 2025

USD

Private

Senior

41.5

Other

Residential infra

8.3

Jetpeaks HoldCo 2027

USD

Private

HoldCo

41.3

Power

Elec. generation

7.8

Adani Abbot HoldCo 2021

AUD

Private

HoldCo

40.4

Transport

Port

16.4

Kenai HoldCo 2024

EUR

Private

HoldCo

39.8

Power

Elec. generation

11.5

GenOn Bowline Senior Secured 2026

USD

Private

Senior

38.7

Power

Elec. generation

8.0

Note (1) - excluding accrued interest

The Company's monthly investor report and additional portfolio disclosure will be made available at http://www.seqifund.com/.

LEI: 2138006OW12FQHJ6PX91

For further information please contact:

Sequoia Investment Management Company +44 (0)20 7079 0480

Steve Cook

Dolf Kohnhorst

Randall Sandstrom

Greg Taylor

Anurag Gupta

 

Jefferies International Limited +44 (0)20 7029 8000

Gaudi le Roux

Neil Winward

 

Tulchan Communications (Financial PR) +44 (0)20 7353 4200

Martin Pengelley

Elizabeth Snow

Deborah Roney

 

Praxis Fund Services Limited (Company Secretary) +44 (0) 1481 755530

Matt Falla

Katrina Rowe

About Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited

The Company seeks to provide investors with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of senior and subordinated economic infrastructure debt investments. The Company is advised by Sequoia Investment Management Company Limited.

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