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  1. 2022

    Hydro One links credit-line pricing to sustainability targets

    Hydro One completed amendments to its syndicated lines of credit, adding pricing adjustments that can raise or lower its funding costs based on performance against sustainability measures.

  2. 2021

    RBC appoints Nadine Ahn as CFO

    Royal Bank of Canada appointed Nadine Ahn as its new finance chief, succeeding Rod Bolger; Ahn is to take on the CFO role on November 1.

  3. 2021

    Royal Bank of Canada appoints Roberta Jamieson to its board

    Royal Bank of Canada named Roberta Jamieson to its board of directors, effective August 1; she will join the board's governance and risk committees.

  4. 2021

    Anaconda Mining obtains $3 million revolving credit facility

    Anaconda Mining obtained a $3 million revolving credit facility with Royal Bank of Canada in July 2021, supported by an Export Development Canada performance guarantee over 75% of the facility limit.

  5. 2021

    Smile Innovations Group partners with RBC

    Smile Innovations Group announced a partnership with Royal Bank of Canada, which provides financial facilities to support the dental laboratory group's growth plans and acquisition strategy.

  6. 2021

    Westpac and G8 Education sustainability-linked loan

    Westpac announced that it structured a A$350 million sustainability-linked loan facility for G8 Education, with Westpac, Royal Bank of Canada and Commonwealth Bank of Australia appointed as joint mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

  7. 2020

    RBC announces second phase of Caribbean client relief options

    RBC announced a second phase of financial relief options for Caribbean clients, including applications for payment deferrals on personal auto loans, installment loans and mortgages for up to three months, as well as individually assessed relief for business and corporate banking clients.

  8. 2020

    Nautilus Solar Energy closes $90 million debt financing

    Nautilus Solar Energy closed a $90 million debt financing agreement led by National Bank of Canada, with Royal Bank of Canada also participating as a lender.

  9. 2020

    Citi acquires RBC’s Australian custody business

    Citi acquired RBC’s Australian custody business, taking over its Australian client base. The article says Citi would become the country’s second-largest custodian behind JPMorgan.

  10. 2020

    RBC mobile app adds AI government ID verification

    RBC announced that its mobile app can use AI to check customers’ government-issued IDs when opening a personal chequing account in a branch, with scanned information automatically entered in the account profile.

  11. 2020

    Checkfront closes C$9.3 million Series A financing

    Checkfront announced that it had closed a C$9.3 million Series A financing round. The round was led by Framework Venture Partners and supported by PenderFund Capital Management, Conconi Growth Partners and Royal Bank of Canada.

  12. 2020

    Anaconda Mining extends RBC term-loan amortization

    Anaconda Mining announced that it had extended the amortization period on its Royal Bank of Canada term loan to April 2022.

  13. 2020

    Crescita announces a $3.5 million credit facility with RBC

    Crescita Therapeutics announced that it had secured a $3.5 million revolving demand operating credit facility with the Royal Bank of Canada. The facility's closing remained subject to steps required to grant RBC security over Crescita's receivables and inventories.

  14. 2020

    Crescita announces a $3.5 million credit facility

    Crescita Therapeutics announced a $3.5 million revolving demand operating credit facility with the Royal Bank of Canada after repaying its Knight Therapeutics loan. The facility's closing remained subject to granting RBC a first-ranking charge over Crescita's receivables and inventories.

  15. 2019

    RBC agrees to sell Eastern Caribbean banking operations

    Royal Bank of Canada agreed to sell its Eastern Caribbean branches and related regional businesses to a consortium of five regional banks. The sale is subject to regulatory approval; the article says approval was expected to be finalized in a few months.

  16. 2019

    RBC announces sale of Eastern Caribbean banking operations

    Royal Bank of Canada announced that it had entered into definitive agreements to sell all its Eastern Caribbean banking operations to a consortium of regional banks. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.