Goldman preps rare royalty-backed bond for Delek

Goldman Sachs is marketing a new high yield bond for Delek Energy, backed by the royalty payments to come from the Leviathan gas field off the coast of Israel. The financing is effectively super senior to a $2.25bn bond issued in the summer, and ekes out extra debt capacity, borrowing financial technology common in the US shale industry and applying it to a new, Israeli context.