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Watercare eyes Europe as $1b debt raise looms, to support $15.2b 10-year capital works programme
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Jamie Sinclair says Watercare will become a 'very large corporate debt holder'.
(Image: BusinessDesk)Watercare executives are expected to travel to Europe within the next two months as the Auckland water utility prepares to raise close to $1 billion in another offshore debt issue.If the raise goes ahead, it would be the latest step in Watercare’s transformation into one of New Zealand’s largest non-bank corporate borrowers, with its total debt forecast to approach $10b by 2034.Watercare chief executive Jamie Sinclair said the borrowing would support Watercare’s expanded $15.2b capital programme while also helping it repay deb...