Heidelberg Druckmaschinen AG completes EUR 800 million refinancing

On April 1, 2011, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ("Heidelberg") announced that it had successfully completed a refinancing involving the placement of a high yield bond of EUR 304 million and the establishment of a new revolving credit facility of EUR 500 million.Heidelberg is, with its sheetfed offset printing machines, one of the leading solution providers for the print media industry. Heidelberg develops and produces precision printing presses, platesetters, postpress equipment, and software for integrating all the printshop processes. The Heidelberg portfolio also provides general and consulting services ranging from spare parts and consumables to the sale of remarketed equipment.Fasken Martineau advised Heidelberg on the Canadian aspects of the high yield bond and the new revolving credit facility. The Fasken Martineau team included John Elias, Louise Kennedy and Graham Phoenix (banking & finance) and Ron Nobrega (tax).