NAV and Investment Update

RNS Number : 1255W
Sequoia Economic Infra Inc Fd Ld
14 August 2020
 

14 August 2020

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited

("SEQI" or the "Company")

NAV update

The NAV for SEQI, the specialist investor in economic infrastructure debt, increased to 98.02 pence per share from the prior month's NAV of 97.72 pence per share (being the 30 June 2020 cum-income NAV of 99.28 pence less the dividend of 1.5625 pence per share declared in respect of the quarter ended 30 June 2020), representing an increase of 0.30 pence per share.

The small gain in asset valuations of 0.06p can be attributed primarily by spread tightening of comparable investments across the portfolio and continued positive credit developments in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (+0.52p), but partially offset by the result of the Salt Creek restructuring (-0.28p) and a further reduction in the value of the portfolio's public debt investments (-0.19p).

A full attribution of the changes in the NAV per share is as follows:


pence per share

June NAV

99.28

Ex-div adjustment

-1.56

Adjusted opening NAV

97.72

Interest income, net of expenses

0.49

FX movements, net of hedges

-0.25

Increase in asset valuations

0.06

July NAV

98.02

 

Update on the effects of COVID-19 on the Portfolio

The Investment Adviser, the Investment Manager, and PWC, the independent valuation agent have continued analysing the effect of COVID-19 on the Company's portfolio which also includes a market benchmarking exercise to conclude on spread and yield adjustments for each of the investments.

In summary, the spread widening across the portfolio during the second half of March 2020 continued its reversal throughout July, with several of the Company's investments performing better than expectations throughout the lockdown. However, the gains from continued spread tightening have been partially offset by a slightly lower-than-expected equity valuation in the restructuring of Salt Creek Midstream.

The Salt Creek Midstream (SCM) restructuring closed on 13 July 2020. As a result of the restructuring, SEQI's existing opco and holdco debt were cancelled and replaced by a combination of new debt, preferred shares, common shares, and warrants as well as participations in two joint ventures. Sequoia expects material upside should crude oil prices and activity in the Permian basin recover materially.

Further Portfolio update

As at 31 July 2020, the Company had cash of £102.5m and had drawn £80.3m on its £280m Revolving Credit Facility. The Company also had undrawn commitments on existing investments collectively valued at £55.8m. As of 31 July 2020, the Company's invested portfolio comprised of 62 private debt investments and 12 infrastructure bonds across 8 sectors and 28 sub-sectors. It had an annualised yield-to-maturity (or yield-to-worst in the case of callable bonds) of 10.1% and a weighted average life of approximately 5.6 years. Private debt investments represented 94% of the total portfolio and 64% of the portfolio comprised floating rate assets. The weighted average purchase price of the Company's investments was 96.7% of par. Investments which are pre-operational represented 11.2% of total assets.

The Company's invested portfolio remains geographically diverse with 52% located across the US, 16% in the UK, 26% in Europe, and 6% in Australia/New Zealand. Currently the Company is not investing in Portugal or Italy but has selectively invested in opportunities in Spain. The Company's pipeline of economic infrastructure debt investments remains strong and is diversified by sector, sub-sector, and jurisdiction.

At month end, approximately 100% of the Company's NAV consisted of either Sterling assets or was hedged into Sterling. The Company has adequate resources to cover margin calls on its hedging book.

The Company's settled investment activities during July include:

· A primary purchase of $45m American Tanker Inc's 7.75% 2025 bonds, which are backed by a ship finance company focused on the intercoastal U.S. Jones Act shipping market; and

· An additional $1.5m loan to Bourzou Equity, a company created for a data centre in Virginia.

The following Company's investments were sold or prepaid in July:

· $45m of American Tanker Inc's 9.25% 2022 bonds, which are backed by a ship finance company focused on the intercoastal U.S. Jones Act shipping market; and

· A €23.0m loan to Mainsite Logistik Holding, a logistics service provider to market leading industrial companies in Germany.

Ordinary Portfolio Summary (15 largest settled investments)

Investment name

Currency

Type

Ranking

Value £m (1)

Sector

Sub-sector

Yield to maturity / worst (%)









AP Wireless Junior

EUR

Private

Mezz

61.9

TMT

Telecom towers

6.3

Hawaiki Mezzanine Loan

USD

Private

Mezz

51.6

TMT

Undersea cable

15.0

Expedient Data Centers Senior Secured 2026

USD

Private

Senior

49.0

TMT

Data centers

5.9

Terra-Gen Power TL B

USD

Private

Senior

43.8

Renewables

Solar & wind

7.6

Euroports 2nd Lien 2026

EUR

Private

Mezz

43.6

Transport

Port

8.8

Scandlines Mezzanine 2032

EUR

Private

HoldCo

42.7

Transport

Ferries

8.0

Hawkeye Solar HoldCo 2030 1, 2, and 3

USD

Private

HoldCo

41.2

Renewables

Solar & wind

8.2

Bizkaia TL 2021

EUR

Private

HoldCo

41.2

Power

Elec. generation

8.7

Bannister Senior Secured

GBP

Private

Senior

41.2

Accomm.

Health care

7.8

Jetpeaks HoldCo 2027

USD

Private

HoldCo

40.7

Power

Elec. generation

7.8

Adani Abbot HoldCo 2021

AUD

Private

HoldCo

40.2

Transport

Port

13.0

Tracy Hills TL 2025

USD

Private

Senior

40.2

Other

Residential infra

8.9

GenOn Bowline Senior Secured 2026

USD

Private

Senior

38.2

Power

Elec. generation

8.0

Warnow Tunnel

EUR

Private

Senior

37.4

Transport

Road

8.5

Corral HoldCo 2024

USD

Private

HoldCo

36.1

Other

Refinery

11.5

Note (1) - excluding accrued interest

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

LEI: 2138006OW12FQHJ6PX91

For further information please contact:

Sequoia Investment Management Company  +44 (0)20 7079 0480

Steve Cook

Dolf Kohnhorst

Randall Sandstrom

Greg Taylor

Anurag Gupta

 

Jefferies International Limited  +44 (0)20 7029 8000

Gaudi le Roux

Neil Winward

 

Tulchan Communications (Financial PR)  +44 (0)20 7353 4200

Martin Pengelley

Elizabeth Snow

Deborah Roney

 

Praxis Fund Services Limited (Company Secretary)  +44 (0) 1481 755530

Matt Falla

Katrina Rowe 

About Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited

The Company 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.


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