HY market seizes December window

Monday saw a flurry of new high yield financings launched, including one market debut, the €1.25bn buy-out package for BC Partners’ takeover of Italian machinery maker Industria Macchine Automatiche (IMA). Also launched on Monday were VodafoneZiggo’s green debut (see separate story), a refi for debt purchaser Encore Capital, and a sterling deal for Ford.