BW LPG Agreed To Acquire 12 Modern Very Large Gas Carriers From Avance Gas For $ 1.05B

The acquisition fleet comprises four 91K CBM dual fuel VLGCs, of which two are 2022-built and two are 2023-built, and eight 2015-built 83K CBM VLGCs of which six are scrubber-fitted.

The Transaction is funded through the issuance of 19.282 million new BW LPG shares to Avance Gas, a cash consideration of US$ 585.4 million, of which US$ 368 million is to fund the repayment of the existing bank debt of 10 vessels. Remaining debt in the amount of US$ 132 million pertaining to two sale-leaseback vessels is to be novated. US$ 235.4 million of the cash consideration will be paid from BW LPG's available cash resources and US$ 350 million will be financed by a shareholder loan from BW Group, BW LPG's largest shareholder.