Hopes for new-look M&A loans in CEEMEA as bonds run rampant

Emerging market bankers expect to be able to take advantage of the bridge-to-bond structure beloved of their western European peers to finance a spate of acquisition deals this quarter, as the CEEMEA bond market goes from strength to strength. After far outstripping loan volumes in the region for the first time last year, bond issuance is showing no signs of slowing down in 2013.