The City Bank has successfully closed a US$ 45 million syndicated loan, which was arranged by Bank Muscat, the leading financial services provider in the Sultanate of Oman.
The transaction, which was initially launched for US$ 25 million with a Greenshoe option, received strong participation from reputed international banks across different geographical locations including Europe, Middle East and Africa, said a press release.
Bank Muscat is a leading Syndicated loan arranger in Emerging Markets.
This is the third successful syndicated loan facility arranged by Bank Muscat for City Bank, and the first one, which is SOFR-linked.
In addition to being the arranger, Bank Muscat also acted as the book runner for this transaction.
City Bank, which is one of the top banks in the trade sector of the country, will be able to use the loan to finance its trade transactions.
This will in turn assist the country’s trade activities in the current world scenario, and support the growth of the economy.
It must be noted that City Bank availed the first syndicated loan of EUR 20 million from Bank Muscat in 2019, which was the first such loan by a Bangladeshi bank that was arranged by an Omani bank. In 2020, City Bank followed up its initial loan with a USD 30 million syndicated loan.
With assets worth over US$ 33 billion, Bank Muscat is the leading bank in the Sultanate of Oman with the largest banking network and a 35 per cent market share.
