SPACECOM $293M FINANCING
On November 10, Space-Communication Ltd. of
Israel announced that it secured $293m in financing for its
AMOS-6 satellite, consisting of $106m from
Export-Import Bank of the United States, $140m
from Export Development Canada and $47m from
Israel Aerospace Industries Limited (IAI) for the
satellite's manufacture, launch, insurance and financing costs.
Currently being manufactured by prime contractor IAI, AMOS-6 will
be equipped with a payload of up to 80 Ku- and Ka-band transponders
provided by MDA Corp. and will be launched by
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. on a
Falcon 9 launch vehicle in 2015.
DIRECTV £350M DEBT OFFERING
On November 20, DIRECTV Holdings LLC and
DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc. announced an offering
of £350m aggregate principal amount of sterling-denominated
5.2% senior notes due 2033. The issuers plan to use the
offering's net proceeds for general corporate purposes,
potentially including a distribution to DIRECTV,
