Property company secures financing for green projects
For the first time, HIAG has placed a green bond to finance sustainable projects. It has a volume of CHF 100 million and a term of 5.25 years. Payment is on 23 January.
Basel-based HIAG Immobilien Holding AG has placed its first green bond for CHF 100 million with a term of 5.25 years and a coupon of 1.42 per cent, according to a press release. The proceeds from the issue will be used to finance and refinance sustainable buildings and projects in accordance with HIAG’s Green Financing Framework, the press release continues. Payment of the subscribed shares will take place on 23 January 2025 and trading of the green bond on the SIX Swiss Exchange has been applied for.
With this issue, HIAG was able to benefit from the favourable interest rate environment and secure financing over a longer time horizon, the statement continues. The green bond and the sustainable syndicated credit line of CHF 500 million launched in summer 2023 are in line with HIAG’s sustainability strategy, the statement continues.
The property company HIAG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and, according to its own information, has a property portfolio with a total value of CHF 1.95 billion. HIAG currently operates on an area of around 743,000 square metres with 58 projects and an expected investment volume of CHF 3 billion. According to HIAG, the portfolio comprises 41 sites with well-developed office, commercial and logistics properties as well as selected residential properties in future-oriented growth regions in German- and French-speaking Switzerland.