points. Banks that took part were given the title of mandated lead arranger. Thirteen lenders joined the deal: Banco BAI Europa SA, BMO Capital Markets Financing Inc, BayernLB which was also documentation and facility agent, Commerzbank, Dresdner Kleinwort, HSH Nordbank AG, ING Bank, JP Morgan, Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg Singapore branch, Lloyds TSB Bank, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreisch AG, Standard Chartered Bank and WGZ Bank. IBAL's Chief Executive, Brian Schwartz, said the pleasing result reflected positively on Investec's reputation in the market. "We have built solid relationships in the funding markets over the years and, in these difficult times, it is pleasing to see we were able to raise this amount of funding," he said. The deal is part of Investec's efforts to diversify its funding sources, explained a source...
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