The Abertis Group successfully closed today a new liability management deal, a €600Mn bond of its subsidiary in France Holding d'Infrastructures de Transport (HIT), which controls 100% of Sanef. The bond issuance, that has been sold among international qualified investors with a vast 5x oversubscription volume, has a 9-year maturity and a 1.6% coupon, which is lower than HIT’s last issue although having a longer maturity. The funds will be used to refinance short-term debt maturities.
The issue has been carried out in a context of traffic recovery, particularly in France, the Group’s main market, where the decrease has been limited to -5,8% in August.
This is HIT's second issue and the Group's fourth this year. HIT already succeeded with a €600Mn 7-year issue in April, in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. Also Abertis Infraestructuras issued a €900Mn 9-year bond last June and a €600Mn 8-year bond in February. The Abertis Group has carried out refinancing deals for totally €2.7 Bn in 2020.
This deal allows the Abertis Group to extend its debt’s maturity profile, to deliver on its active balance sheet management strategy and to illustrate the company’s ability to finance itself at attractive condition, even in the current scenario of uncertainty due to the coronavirus crisis.
12 November 2025
•The operator wins the tender to continue operating Autopista Fluminense with a new contract that includes an investment plan (aprox. 500 million euros over seven years) to improve mobility and a tariff adjustment as a result of the new investments, along with a 21-year extension.
•José Aljaro, CEO of Abertis, highlighted that “this operation represents a key opportunity for Abertis by extending a strategic asset and strengthening our position as a leader in Brazil, where we manage more than 3,000 kilometers of highways, a significant part of Abertis’ total network of 8,000.”
•Arteris, Abertis’ subsidiary in Brazil, has been the largest investor in the federal highway concession program in the last decade.
21 October 2025
•The issue has been successfully placed with a book of more than 5 times oversubscribed among circa 100 institutional investors.
•The transaction was closed with a yield of 4.375%, which represents a lower cost than the last issuance in May.
•This issue reaffirms the market's confidence in the company's financial strength, maintaining its commitment to its rating and demonstrating active management of its balance sheet.