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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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15 May 2017 07:00

RNS Number : 0497F
Sequoia Economic Infra Inc Fd Ld
15 May 2017
 

15 May 2017

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited

Net Asset Value as at 28 April 2017 and Investment Update

Ordinary Share update

During April, the Company had invested or committed to invest a total of £11.2m which resulted in the total invested portfolio representing approximately 95.7% of the Company's NAV as of the 28th April 2017. As of the 28th April 2017, the Company had gross leverage of £40m which has been drawn and partially deployed, and represents approximately 6.6% of NAV.

The portfolio held 29 private debt investments and 15 infrastructure bonds for a total of 44 investments that covered 8 sectors and 24 subsectors, and are collectively valued at £571.7m including accrued interest with an annualised yield-to-maturity (or yield-to-worst in the case of callable bonds) of 8.0% and a weighted average life across the acquired portfolio of approximately 4.5 years.

The weighted average purchase price of the Company's acquired investments was approximately 96.3% of par, and of those, only 13% had some form of construction risk.

Sterling strengthened against both the Euro and the Dollar, ending the month at €1.1883 and $1.295 respectively. As of the 28th April 2017, approximately 82% of NAV consisted of either Sterling assets or was hedged into Sterling.

The Company has adequate resources to cover the cash costs associated with its hedging activities. Each of its FX hedge providers has credit lines to the Company which means that the margin calls on the hedge portfolio have been modest.

Approximately 50% of the invested portfolio comprises floating rate assets, with only one LIBOR floor above current LIBOR levels (EUR). As such, the portfolio's yield is likely to rise over time as LIBOR increases.

The Company's investment activities during April include:

· A small initial €0.9m investment in Orlyval, the light railway linking Paris Orly airport and the RER station Antony;

In addition, two of the Company's positions pre-paid in April both in-line with expectations: a $15.8m position of Alinta Energy's Term Loan B, and a $4.4m position in Castlelake 2014-1 Series B loan.

The decrease in SEQI's NAV to 101.07p per share from 102.72p per share on 31st March 2017 arose primarily through:

· Interest income net of expenses of 0.40p;

· A decrease of 0.05p in asset valuations;

· A decrease of 0.50p from FX movements;

· A dividend declaration of 1.50p.

On 3 May, the Company announced a partially pre-emptive issue of Ordinary Shares with a target size of £125 million before expenses at an issue price of 105.5p per new Ordinary Share. The Prospectus in connection with the Issue is available on the Company website.

The Investment Adviser continues to see significant opportunities in the infrastructure debt market and believes that it would be in the interests of the Company to raise further funds to take advantage of these opportunities. The Investment Adviser has compiled a target portfolio based on an investment pipeline of opportunities in excess of £440 million. Proceeds from the Ordinary Share issue will provide additional capital to allow the Company to take advantage of the currently available pipeline of opportunities which should enable the Group to further diversify the existing portfolio.

Ordinary Portfolio Summary (15 largest settled investments)

Transaction name

Currency

Type

Ranking

Value £m(1)

Sector

Sub-sector

Yield to maturity / worst (%)

A'lienor S.A.S. (A65)

EUR

Private

Senior

36.3

Transport

Road

3.4

AP Wireless Infrastructure

GBP

Private

Senior

33.0

TMT

Towers

6.4

Cory Environmental

GBP

Private

HoldCo

32.7

Utilities

Waste to Energy

8.5

Beamish HoldCo 2017

GBP

Private

Senior

30.0

Accommodation

Health Care

10.3

IO Data Centers LLC

USD

Private

Senior

29.0

TMT

Data Centers

9.0

Abteen Ventures LLC

USD

Private

Senior

27.0

TMT

Data Centers

8.0

Regard Group Mezzanine

GBP

Private

Mezz

23.3

Accommodation

Health Care

12.1

Natgasoline Senior Unsecured

USD

Private

Mezz

20.3

Other

Industrial Infrastructure

10.0

Exeltium Mezzanine

EUR

Private

Mezz

18.5

Power

PPA

9.4

Welcome Break No.1 Ltd

GBP

Private

Mezz

18.3

Transport

Motorway Services

8.3

NGG Finance 5.625% 2073

GBP

Public

Mezz

16.7

Utilities

Electricity Distribution

4.0

Neoen Production

EUR

Private

HoldCo

15.9

Renewables

Solar & Wind

7.0

Bristow Group 6.25% 2022

USD

Public

Mezz

15.3

Transport Assets

Aircraft

10.6

Danaos Snr Secured 2018

USD

Private

Senior

14.0

Transport Assets

Shipping

18.3

Cheniere Corp Christi 7% 2024

USD

Public

Senior

13.0

Transport

Ports

5.0

Note (1) - excluding accrued interest

Market Summary

Only 11 project finance transactions closed in April throughout the Company's eligible jurisdictions, but were worth, in aggregate, $4.48bn. Notable transactions include the refinancing of a €300m tranche of Brussels Airport bonds, and the $330m primary financing of the 250MW Willow Springs Wind Farm in Texas which will include 100 of GE Renewable Energy's 2.5-116 model wind turbines.

The Bloomberg High Yield Index ended the month of April on a high at 176.8, however aggressive growth-boosting measures in the US would spur a steepening of the U.S. Treasury bond curve and challenge returns on debt issued by companies with weak balance sheets.

 

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

Sequoia Investment Management Company

Randall Sandstrom / Steve Cook Telephone 020 7079 0483 / 020 7079 0481

 

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited

Neil Winward / Mark Bloomfield / Gaudi Le Roux Telephone 020 7710 7600

 

International Fund Management Limited

Chris Hickling Telephone 01481 737600

About Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited

The Company is a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment company that 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. The Company has been advised that the Shares can be considered as "excluded securities" for the purposes of the FCA rules regarding the definition and promotion of Non-Mainstream Pooled Investments (NMPIs).

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