GENEVA, Aug. 29 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mercuria, the global energy and commodities group, has secured the closing of a JPY 15 billion three year senior unsecured syndicated term loan on 28 August, 2014. The company also announced it received an investment grade rating from an independent rating agency. This is the first significant transaction in Japanese Yen for Mercuria. A number of Japanese financial institutions participated in the facility, including The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd., with additional investors seeking the opportunity to join at a later date. The transaction was led and arranged by The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.