MADRID, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Troubled Spanish property firm Colonial said on
Monday it had reached an agreement with its creditor banks to refinance 6.5
billion euros ($9.1 billion) of debt.
In a statement, the company said the agreement includes asset sales and a
1.4 billion euros convertible bond issue.
The assets to be sold include a 33 percent stake in French real estate
agent SFL and all of its fully-owned property company Riofisa.
Colonial's creditor banks are RBS, Calyon , Eurohypo and
Goldman Sachs.
(Reporting by Judy MacInnes; Editing by Paul Day and David Holmes) ($1=.7136
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