Pernod swallows its pride — good news for the loan market

When Pernod Ricard set out in March to raise Eu12bn to finance its takeover of Vin & Sprit, the loan market gasped at the pricing it demanded. Now Pernod has bowed to the inevitable and coughed up. Paradoxically, this is encouraging for the loan market, showing that issuers are realising they need to satisfy lenders to get deals done.