| Lindblad loan opened

Plans for fleet expansion and
financing new ship constructions
are in the crosshairs for Lindblad
Expeditions after the firm secured
its US$175 million loan facility
through Credit Suisse AG.
The loan amount was increased
from its original $150 million and
comes ahead of the firm’s merger
with Capitol Acquisition Corp. II in
a deal worth US$439 million.
Other plans for the finance
include stock repurchasing and
shareholder dividend payments.
MEANWHILE, 08 July has been
set as the date for a special
meeting of Capitol Acquisition
Corp. II stockholders to formally
ratify its merger with Lindblad,
which will take place in New York.