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Formula 1 closes $1.7B Term Loan B refinancing, secures $1B incremental funding for MotoGP acquisition
Liberty Media Corp
- Refinanced $1.7B Term Loan B (due 2030) into new one due 2031; extended $689M Term Loan A and $500M revolver from 2028 to 2029.
- Margin on Term Loan B cut to 2.00% (from 2.25%), with potential step-down to 1.75% if net leverage <=3.75x post-Dorna.
- Secured $850M incremental Term Loan B and $150M incremental Term Loan A to fund Dorna acquisition; funding contingent on deal close.
- Dorna acquisition of MotoGP rights expected close by year-end 2024; all necessary debt funding now arranged.
- All debt non-recourse to Liberty Media; attributed to Formula One Group tracking stock.