ASTALDI : SIGNING OF FINANCING OF EUR 880 MILLION FOR ETLIK INTEGRATED HEALTH CAMPUS IN ANKARA, TURKEY

Astaldi will build and operate one of the largest healthcare facilities in the world

Rome, 25 June 2015 - Astaldi has announced the signing of financing of approximately EUR 880 million for the construction and subsequent operation of the Etlik Integrated Health Campus in Ankara, Turkey, using the concession formula. The total investment amounts to EUR 1.1 billion and will result in construction of one of the largest healthcare facilities in the world as regards the number of hospital beds. The signing ceremony was held in Ankara and was attended by the Turkish Minister of Health, Mehmet Müezzinoğlu.

The concession contract involves the construction and subsequent operation of a highly specialised hospital facility which will provide 3,566 new hospital beds and occupy a total surface area of 1,071,000 square metres. The construction of a hotel is also planned, together with a congress centre, various commercial areas, a car park offering 11,000 spaces and the supply of electro-medical equipment and furnishings. The project has been commissioned by the Turkish Ministry of Health (MOH). The works will be performed by a joint venture comprising Astaldi (with a 51% stake) and the Turkish company, Türkeler (with a 49% stake).
The pool of lending banks comprises Akbank, Banca IMI / Intesa Sanpaolo, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Iş Bankası, TSKB and Unicredit. International financial institutions such as the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), IFC (International Finance Corporation), BSTD (Black Sea Trade Development Bank), DEG and the Italian export credit agency, SACE also participated in signing of the financing.
Astaldi has been present in Turkey since the 1980s. It has already built a key section of the Anatolian Motorway (116 kilometres between Gumusova and Gerede), as well as the Istanbul Underground (26 kilometres, 16 stations) opened in August 2012, Milas-Bodrum International Airport, operational since May
2012 and the operation of which will be handled by Astaldi until October 2015, and Haliç Bridge opened in
March 2014. At the present time, it is involved in the country with projects of international standing in progress such as the Third Bosphorus Bridge (the longest and widest suspension bridge in the world) and the Gebzi-Orhangazi-Izmir Motorway, including Izmit Bay Bridge (the 4th widest suspension bridge in the
world).

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Etlik Integrated Health Campus in Ankara - render

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The ASTALDI GROUP is one of Italy's leading General Contractors, and among Europe's top 25 firms in the construction industry, where it also works as sponsor of initiatives in project financing. An international player for 90 years, it addresses the market by developing complex and integrated initiatives in the field of designing, building, and operating public infrastructure and large-scale civil engineering works, mainly in the areas of transport infrastructure, power plants, civil and industrial construction, facility management, plant engineering, and management of complex systems. Quoted on the stock market since 2002, it holds 92nd place on the top of the global Contractor rankings. It closed the 2014 financial year with a total order backlog, including additional orders secured and in the process of being finalized, exceeding EUR 28 billion and sales of approximately EUR 2.7 billion. It boasts more than 9,600 employees in Italy, Europe (Poland, Romania and Russia), Turkey, the Middle East (Saudi Arabia), Africa (Algeria), Latin America (Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Central America), and North America (Canada and the USA).

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