SmartStop Self Storage REIT entered into an amended and restated multi-currency revolving credit facility of up to $650 million with a syndicate of banks led by KeyBank, BMO, JPMorgan Chase, M&T Bank, Truist and Wells Fargo. The facility has an accordion feature permitting expansion of the credit facility up to $1.5 billion, subject to certain conditions.
“We are extremely pleased to announce the closing of this facility in what we believe to be a very challenging and volatile lending environment,” H. Michael Schwartz, chairman and CEO of SmartStop, said. “We have secured ample debt capital to execute our growth plans both in the U.S. and Canada while providing an achievable path to becoming a fully unsecured borrower. The facility was 1.5x oversubscribed in the initial syndication, with sizeable commitments from 12 of the largest financial institutions in the world, a testament to SmartStop as a company and our tremendous team, as well as the strength and value of our best-in-class self-storage portfolio.”
The credit facility has a three-year term with a maturity date of Feb. 22, 2027, and a one-year extension option. Borrowings under the credit facility may be in either U.S. dollars or Canadian dollars at SmartStop’s election. Initial advances under the credit facility bear interest at a consistent pricing grid as the previous revolving credit facility. The credit facility is secured by a pledge of equity interests in certain of SmartStop’s property owning subsidiaries. SmartStop can elect to release the pledges upon the achievement of certain financial conditions, making the credit facility fully unsecured and resulting in a reduction in the applicable credit spread, among other changes.
KeyBanc Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Truist Securities and Wells Fargo Securities acted as joint book runners and joint lead arrangers for the credit facility. BMO, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Truist Bank and Wells Fargo Bank served as syndication agents for the credit facility. Huntington National Bank, Raymond James Bank and U.S. Bank served as documentation agents for the credit facility. KeyBank served as administrative agent for the credit facility.
