Top Section/Ad
Top Section/Ad
Most recent
Embattled utility makes final plea for court to sanction £3bn in emergency funding
Thames Water refinancing battle is an unedifying mess
Embattled utility asks judge to approve £3bn lifeline as creditor groups keep fighting
High yield issuers may be worried about market access, but some do not see them losing it
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
UBS’s decision to create a global team dedicated to private capital markets is symptomatic of a shift in how companies finance themselves and time their IPOs. With vast pools of private capital available, companies are going public later in their lifecycles, leading to stretched valuations and fewer listed companies. Aidan Gregory reports. -
Chinese property developers have started opting for longer tenors on their dollar bonds, as investors eagerly take on duration risk. As the interest rate outlook becomes clearer, the trend is set to continue — but only for a select few. Addison Gong reports.
-
CVC Capital Partners’ sale of UK warranty provider Domestic & General explored public markets but found a better bid from another CVC fund teaming up with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. The company announced on Wednesday that it would pay a final dividend to the old CVC fund, as part of an all-bond refinancing of its capital structure ahead of a transfer to the new owners.
-
Europe's investment grade bond market has slowed from a sprint to a jog, and now to a walk. On Wednesday, Westlake Chemical Corp is the only issuer, taking the baton from the indefatigable Aroundtown, which had kept things going on Tuesday.
-
Chinese real estate companies Logan Property Holdings Co and Times China Holdings managed to aggressively tighten a pair of $400m four year callable bonds this week.
-
Leveraged loan and high yield bond documentation is starting to see a new feature creep in — anti “net short” language, which attempts to stop creditors that are short the company from getting a place at the table in a restructuring. The funds targeted by the new provisions aren’t exactly the cuddliest citizens of the capital markets, but they won’t be the only casualties.
