Saras investor uses 5% stake to raise debt in funded collar deal with BofA

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MILAN, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Saras said on Wednesday leading investor Angel Capital Management (ACM) had struck a financing deal with BofA Securities backed by a 5% stake in the Italian oil refining firm. Saras said ACM, an investment vehicle of Saras founders, Italy's Moratti family, would get a loan from BofA Securities backed by 47.6 million Saras shares.


ACM and BofA Securities have also signed a derivative contract, known as 'funded collar', which gives BofA Securities a number of options to buy Saras shares and ACM a number of options to sell them. Based on Wednesday's closing price, a 5% Saras stake is worth slightly less than 80 million euros and represents half of ACM's overall holding in Saras. (Reporting by Valentina Za; editing by Francesca Landini)

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