Bharti banks end tough syndication

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Bharti banks end tough syndication

Bharti Airtel closed a $7.5bn loan to finance its acquisition of Zain’s African business on Friday after attracting four banks in general syndication. Just $955m was sold down overall — leaving the underwriters with a hefty, but not unexpected, chunk on their books.

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