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Greece mulls bonds as alternative to privatisation

11 January 2012

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Greece's Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund is understood to be considering using asset-backed bond issues to monetise state assets and pay down sovereign debt as an alternative to full privatisations. As a condition of its sovereign bail-out, Greece has explored the privatisation of state assets, which includes real estate, tourism and lottery holdings, as well as some infrastructure assets. The fund recently named Houlihan Lokey and Axia Ventures as strategic financial advisers on the privatisation process.

Infrastructure makes up a substantial slice of the privatisations, though none of the completed sales. The state has hired National Bank of Greece...


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