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Project Finance

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Jacob Miller

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  • Feb 15, 2020
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    Hello does anyone know any resources that can help me to understand project financing ; specifically bridge to bond structures ?
    Hi,

    This Investopedia article is quite good for discussing project finance more generally.

    Let's now have a think about bridge-to-bond facilities specifically:
    • There are 2 simple elements to consider here: 'bridge' and 'bond'
    • A bridge facility is a short-term financing option, designed to act as an interim measure before the long-term finance for a given project can commence. It is, literally, a 'bridge' between a project kicking off and its longer-term financing measures coming into play.
    • Bridge to bond is just where the long-term financing will be from the issuing of (typically high-yield) bonds. Bond issue can take a while, so the bridge is put in place during the time the bond issue is being organised and administered so the project can keep going efficiently and without delays.
    Hope this helps! :)
     

    traineeintraining

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    Oct 29, 2019
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    Hi,

    This Investopedia article is quite good for discussing project finance more generally.

    Let's now have a think about bridge-to-bond facilities specifically:
    • There are 2 simple elements to consider here: 'bridge' and 'bond'
    • A bridge facility is a short-term financing option, designed to act as an interim measure before the long-term finance for a given project can commence. It is, literally, a 'bridge' between a project kicking off and its longer-term financing measures coming into play.
    • Bridge to bond is just where the long-term financing will be from the issuing of (typically high-yield) bonds. Bond issue can take a while, so the bridge is put in place during the time the bond issue is being organised and administered so the project can keep going efficiently and without delays.
    Hope this helps! :)
    Thank you so much!
     

    traineeintraining

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    Oct 29, 2019
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    This is good https://charterschoolcapital.org/blog/the-bridge-to-bond-how-to-finance-pre-bond-facility-expenses/ - note, it is in the context of schools; however, I think that helps illustrate things better.

    Of course, see Investopedia: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bridgefinancing.asp and CFI: https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/credit/bridge-financing/

    And if you are super keen on project finance, feast your eyes on this!
    Thank you !
     

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