LNG

Sept 23 (LNGJ) - Burckhardt Compression, the Swiss LNG equipment maker for the maritime market, said it successfully issued a bond valued at 100 million Swiss francs ($108.5M) on Switzerland’s capital market. “The bond is primarily intended to finance the recently announced acquisition of the remaining 40 percent stake in Shenyang Yuanda Compressor, based in Shenyang, China,” said the company. Burckhardt’s bond has a maturity of four years and a coupon of 1.50 percent. The issue was managed by Zürcher Kantonalbank and the bond will be listed on the Swiss Exchange.