Hong Kong-Based Panva Gas Holdings Ltd. Placed On CreditWatch Positive On Acquisition Plan Dec 06
Standard & Poors, December 2006
Abstract
HONG KONG (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 5, 2006--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had placed its 'BB' corporate credit rating on Panva Gas Holdings Ltd. (Panva) on CreditWatch with positive implications following an announcement that the company plans to acquire 10 piped gas projects from Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. (Towngas) by issuing 772.9 million common shares to Towngas. At the same time, the 'BB' issue ratings on US$50 million convertible bonds due 2008 and US$200 million senior unsecured notes due 2011 were also placed on CreditWatch with positive implications. The CreditWatch placements reflect the potentially positive impact of the proposed acquisitions on Panva's business and financial profiles. Towngas is the dominant piped gas supplier...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Towngas China Co. Ltd.
Action: On CreditWatch:Positive
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