STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2003--GE Corporate Financial Services' Retail and Restructuring Group is the lead administrative agent for $2 billion in exit financing being provided to Kmart Corp. in connection with the company's emergence today from bankruptcy protection.
Kmart will use the exit financing to fund its reorganized business. A syndication group of approximately 30 institutions is participating in the transaction. Kmart originally filed for bankruptcy protection on January 22, 2002.
The Retail and Restructuring Group, headed by Stuart Armstrong, is part of the Corporate Lending Group, under GE Corporate Financial Services. The retail and restructuring group underwrites each retail relationship with accounts managed by professionals working only with retail customers. The group arranges working capital financing including asset-based loans, term loans, and revolving credit facilities, and also acts as agent for lending syndicates. The group leverages GE's demonstrated retail industry knowledge based on its long established retail "franchise," which incorporates consumer products and retail consumer finance services as well as corporate finance products and services for leading retailers.
About GE Corporate Lending Group
GE Corporate Lending Group offers financing to clients with more than $50 million in revenues from middle-market companies to large corporations. Products and services include asset-based financing, cash flow lending, corporate restructuring, equity investing, junior capital and trade receivables securitization. GE Corporate Lending is a part of GE Corporate Financial Services, a leading global provider of financing solutions for investment and non-investment grade companies - committed to supporting clients at all stages of the business cycle. For more information on the businesses and products of GE Corporate Financial Services, please visit www.gelending.com.
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