Monday, July 23, 2007

Manchester United Postpones Refinancing, Shelves Bonds Backed by Tickets

(Bloomberg) -- Manchester United Plc, the world's
fourth-largest soccer club by revenue, postponed plans to
refinance 660 million pounds ($1.4 billion) of debt as U.S.
subprime mortgage losses roil credit markets.

The English Premier League champions, owned by U.S.
billionaire Malcolm Glazer, called off preliminary talks with
JPMorgan Chase & Co. to refinance debt, according to a person
familiar with the transaction, who declined to be named because
the discussions are private. It also shelved discussions with
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Deutsche Bank AG to sell
bonds backed by ticket sales, the person said.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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