Bank of America
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Varex Imaging, the Palo Alto-based X-ray equipment manufacturer, has had a busy January. Following its spin-off from parent company Varian Medical Systems, the firm has found a $600m loan package to acquire PerkinElmer’s medical imaging business. -
The State of North Rhine-Westphalia announced on Monday that it will hold a roadshow for its third sustainability bond.
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Ineos, the energy conglomerate, launched a refinancing and repricing loan deal on Monday afternoon, extending the run of issuers coming back to cut funding costs in the market.
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German building materials maker Xella has cancelled a proposed €350m high yield bond issue, adding that amount to its €1.15bn term loan ‘B’ offering, which backs Lone Star’s $2.3bn buyout of the firm.
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Grupo Alfa-owned food company Sigma may finally bring the first Mexican bond deal of 2017 next month. As Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the US presidency engulfs the country in uncertainty, DCM bankers say issuers are calm despite the lack of activity.
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Lat Am syndicate bankers said that a $210m five year debut bond issue from Colombian glass and window maker Tecnoglass this week showed the strength of the region’s credit markets — despite the company not raising the maximum slated amount.
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The dollar bond market for public sector borrowers this week rounded off a spectacular January, with many bankers describing it as “perfect” and the best in five years.
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Although the European high yield market priced only one sterling issuer this week, some debt advisers say the pipeline is building up.
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Johnson & Johnson has offered Actelion a 23% premium on its shares in a $30bn all-cash bid, in what would be the largest European pharmaceuticals transaction in a decade. And with M&A activity strong during January, investment grade loan bankers are feeling more optimistic.
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VodafoneZiggo completed a bumper refinancing deal on Wednesday as several other leveraged finance borrowers came to market with euro deals, relentlessly pushing the market's repricing trend further.
