BNP Paribas
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A $1.5bn refinancing for Tata Steel has finally been opened into syndication, with invitations going out to a limited number of banks on Thursday. The company’s Singaporean subsidiary is raising the loan, which offers lenders an added incentive if they book the deal in the country. -
Dümmen Orange, the Dutch flower breeder, has allocated its acquisition loans in an early bird syndication. The facilities are for BC Partners' buyout of the firm from H2 Equity Partners and the Dümmen family.
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Solar power producer Etrion has more than halved the all-in interest payable on its Italian debt facilities with a €222m refinancing package.
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Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) printed on Tuesday a €300m 2.375% six year bond, in line with price guidance released earlier that day, bringing a fresh euro benchmark to the country.
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Investors showed enduring appetite for insurance capital on Wednesday as Scor found more than €2bn of demand for the second French deal in as many days.
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South Korea’s Kookmin Bank is looking to return to the covered bond market as early as January, after hiring a bank to arrange a non-deal roadshow.
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BNP Paribas has added a new member to its capital raising and financing group in Singapore, poaching Mrinal Parekh from Deutsche Bank.
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Havas, the French advertising and communications company, satisfied investors' taste for the unrated issuer on Tuesday, as it booked nearly three times oversubscription for its €400m bond.
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Heineken has been making up for lost time in public debt markets, issuing its second bond of the year after being absent since 2013.
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Santander was set to sell €1.25bn in seven year fixed rate bonds on Tuesday, appearing in the European senior market for the first time in a year and a half.
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Armacell, the German foam insulation manufacturer, has planned loan facilities for its buyout by Blackstone and Kirkbi, a Danish investment firm.
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Ball Corp, the US metal packaging manufacturer, wants to issue its first euro bond as part of a €1.5bn-equivalent deal to support the purchase of UK can maker Rexam.
