Euro investors weigh leverage against product quality on Kinetic HY deal in crucial LBO test

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Euro investors weigh leverage against product quality on Kinetic HY deal in crucial LBO test

Kinetic Concepts, the US maker of wound dressings, this week completed the European leg of its roadshow, as it prepares to issue euro-denominated bonds to support its $6.3bn buyout by Apax Partners. If the deal comes to market soon, it could be the first high yield bond in euros from an underwritten LBO since Bormioli Rocco’s deal on July 27.

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