GE Capital renews medium term note program and completes $500 million offering
Date Closed
February 6, 2006
Lead Office
Toronto
Value
500.00 Million CAD
GE Capital Canada Funding Company renewed its Canadian medium term note program on January 31, 2006 by filing a base shelf prospectus contemplating the issuance of up to C$4 billion of notes. The notes are guaranteed by General Electric Capital Corporation. On February 6, 2006, GE Capital issued C$500 million of 4.4% notes due February 7, 2011.
GE Capital is the financial services unit of the American conglomerate General Electric. It provides commercial lending and leasing, as well as a range of financial services for health care, media, communications, entertainment, consumers, real estate, and aviation.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP represented GE Capital with a team led by Shea Small