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At Nextin we have focused intensely on the range of measures designed to support small businesses. But the government has a number of schemes designed to protect medium and large businesses. One such example is the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF).
In short, the CCFF is a lending facility that is jointly run by the Bank of England and the Treasury. Issuing short-term liquidity, the Facility helps to bridge disruptions to the cash flows of non-financial firms that are deemed as having made a material contribution to the UK economy. Under the CCFF, Covid Corporate Financing Facility Limited provides funding to qualifying businesses by purchasing what is called their commercial paper of up to one-year maturity.
A short-term form of debt instrument with the following features:
The CCFF came into operation on March 23 of this year, and the eligibility conditions were later updated on May 19. Under the Facility, companies, and any of their finance subsidiaries, that make a material contribution to the UK economy are eligible to take part in the CCFF. Qualifying firms will usually be:
The CCFF is open to firms that can demonstrate they were in financial health prior to the pandemic, namely, companies that had a short or long-term rating of investment grade. This can resemble a short-term rating of A3/P3/F3/R3 or above, or a long-term rating of BBB-/Baa3/BBB-/BBB low or above by at least one of the major credit ratings agencies
Under the CCFF, banks are expected to play the following roles:
Qualifying companies should reach out to its bank when applying to participate. Once having spoken to its bank, the company will need to fill out the following paperwork:
For more information on the CCFF, visit the Bank of England’s dedicated page.
Author: Sacha Bright & Oliver Murphy
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