$600m (+90m) sen unsec 144a/REG S cb coming tomorrow night from GS. Terms: 0.75-1.25% up 35-40%, full pctns. UOP = stk buyback (+3m to 15m repurchase program). $13B russian search engine w/60% mkt share. STK +100% from 03/13 low. Credit is solid
PF Cash = 995m
Debt = 600m
LTM EBITDA = 505m
FCF = 301m
Gross lev = 1.2x
Similarly to CTRP/QIHU/SINA this is a very good credit on paper and would trade substantially tighter if it was domestic. These are real businesses, no one questions that BUT 4 a variety of reasons the credits will always trade at a premium in market.
Ws’d assume L+350 for 5 year. Theo = 102
Market will want exposure 2 the Russian GOOGLE which offset TECH over issuance.