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Centerview Partners has appointed ex-Lazard rainmaker Matthieu Pigasse as head of its new French operation, as the boutique advisory firm expands in continental Europe with a 15-strong team. -
Dr Peng Telecom & Media Group Co, a Chinese company with an international bond that falls due in two months, has told domestic investors it might not be able to redeem a Rmb1bn ($141.7m) onshore bond, after investors decided to put the deal.
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Several of Europe's biggest corporate bond issuers have yet to fund in the market this year, despite the flood of deals as companies hoover up cash to see them through the coronavirus crisis. Vodafone, Electricité de France, Enel and Bayer are among firms yet to issue. However, more of the gaps are being filled up every day.
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Companies in sectors that lack government support packages are having to weigh moving quickly to secure costly private-sector rescue capital against waiting and hoping governments extend existing bailout or liquidity schemes to them. The cost of Carnival Corp’s $6.25bn package last week showed how expensive private sector cash can be, but many sectors’ prospects of receiving public money are better than the Panama-domiciled cruise company.
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According to data from the European Securities and Markets Authority, new trade receivables securitizations are still being regularly financed by banks through their asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits, with market participants saying that lenders remain open for business — for existing clients only.
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Investors see the rapid wave of downgrades in response to the coronavirus crisis as evidence that rating agencies are “doing their jobs”, compared to their responses during the 2008 financial crisis.
