Advisers on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Eurobond

The British government and London & Continental Railways (LCR) have announced the advisers for the planned financing of the first stage of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (IFLR December 1998). HSBC and Warburg Dillon Read have been appointed as joint lead managers and arrangers on next year’s Eurobond offering, which is expected to raise £2.65 billion ($4.45 billion). Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott says: “These appointments are a significant milestone in the financing of this exciting project.”