DGAP-News: Swiss Merchant Group AG SWISS MERCHANT GROUP AG HAS ISSUED A 100 MILLION SWISS FRANC - SENIOR SECURED CORPORATE BOND, ISIN CH0323874260, ON May 31, 2016, WITH A FIXED COUPON OF 6 % PER YEAR AND A MATURITY OF 4 YEARS.
DGAP-News: Swiss Merchant Group AG / Key word(s): Bond/Issue of Debt
Swiss Merchant Group AG SWISS MERCHANT GROUP AG HAS ISSUED A 100 MILLION SWISS
FRANC - SENIOR SECURED CORPORATE BOND, ISIN CH0323874260, ON May 31, 2016, WITH
A FIXED COUPON OF 6 % PER YEAR AND A MATURITY OF 4 YEARS.
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Swiss Merchant Group AG, a Swiss based investment company, announced the
issuance of a senior corporate bond on May 31, 2016. Swiss Merchant Group AG
will fully guarantee the bond principal and the coupon payment obligations
arising from it. Swiss Merchant Group AG aims to market the bond in a private
placement in Switzerland, as well as with institutional investors under Swiss
Law. The private placement memorandum will be available directly at company
headquarters in Zug, Switzerland.
Swiss Merchant Group AG will invest the bond proceeds into real estate
opportunities and industrial investments in listed and unlisted entities to
extend Swiss Merchant Group's investment portfolio. This will further enhance
the current revenues with additional cash flows. Swiss Merchant Group AG, which
will act as a guarantor of the corporate bond, is a Swiss based investment
company.
Axel Krueger, Chairman of the board of Swiss Merchant Group AG, said: "Our
company has achieved outstanding progress and has evolved into a successful
investment company. We plan to invest the funds generated by the bond primarily
to extend our portfolio in acquiring Swiss, German and Austrian real estate
properties and industrial investment opportunities. In doing so, we will focus
on real estate assets and companies in Switzerland, Germany and Austria with a
stable and sustainable income.
About Swiss Merchant Group AG
Swiss Merchant Group AG ("SMG") is a Swiss based investment company focused on
private and publicly traded companies. The investment targets are asset based
companies, primary real estate or industrial entities with a strong, positive
cash-flow, generated by the underlying assets and evidenced in their balance
sheet.
Swiss Merchant Group AG is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. Swiss Merchant
Group's corporate bond is a fully bankable non-listed senior secured debt
security.
ISIN CH0323874260
Valor Number 32387426
Bloomberg ID Number JK 9550456
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Language: English
Company: Swiss Merchant Group AG
Bahnhofplatz
6300 Zug
Switzerland
Phone: +41 41 511 37 00
E-mail: info@swissmerchantgroup.com
Internet: www.swissmerchantgroup.com
ISIN: CH0323874260
WKN: A1817G
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