Hamburg-based PV group Conergy is in negotiations with a potential investor from Asia to possibly inject fresh capital into the debt-ridden, according to Reuters.
Conergy reportedly presented the unnamed investor to its creditor banks on Monday, along with a debt refinancing plan. The investor may be willing to invest up to 50 million ($65.1 million) for a 30% stake in the company if the banks accept the new deal.
As part of Conergy's reported plan, the companys creditor bank consortium, led by Commerzbank, would have to forgo a portion of the groups debt, amounting to 261.5 million ($340.7 million).
"An agreement has to be made this week," a source close to the negotiations told Reuters.
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Hedge fund York Capital, which assumed Conergy's liabilities more than two years ago and continues to hold a 20% stake in the company, is reportedly looking to remain on board if the investor becomes a new shareholder.
Conergy has declined to comment on the press reports.
In May, Conergy announced it was issuing an unsecured convertible bond totaling 4.5 million ($5.86 million) to two strategic investors to provide the company liquid funds in the same amount. The investors have the right to convert the bond, which has a fixed annual coupon rate of 7% and is due on June 30, 2015, to ordinary shares of up to 4.35 million ($5.66 million).
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