WestLB's Trading Lines Cut
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WestLB's Trading Lines Cut

Bank of America, Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank cut all trading lines, including derivatives, with Westdeutsche Landesbank late last month in an attempt to force it to agree to a debt refinancing. The lines were reopened within three days--the Deutsche Bank line was restored March 29, and lines with BofA and Barclays were reinstated over the next two days--the morning after the refinancing closed, says one banker. He noted the lead agents' move meant that WestLB was unable to trade any products with the firms.

The move was a last-ditch attempt to get WestLB to sign up to Reliant Resources' USD5.9 billion make-or-break debt refinancing. Mark Cohen and Chris Kinney, managing directors at Deutsche Bank and Barclays responsible for the refinancing, and Peter Sherman, a financier at BofA who worked on the deal, declined to comment. John Ryan, managing director in WestLB's New York workout team, said "The lead arrangers seemed to over-react to the situation." He declined to discuss details of the spat.

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