Rio Grande LNG: Outsized deal – outsized complications
At $12.3 billion of debt raised, Rio Grande LNG has broken volume records. But its size was matched by the scale of complication in its path to financial close.
At $12.3 billion of debt raised, Rio Grande LNG has broken volume records. But its size was matched by the scale of complication in its path to financial close.
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