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Leveraged debt fund managers seem resigned to a low-rated deal pipeline and aggressive documentation this week, with the market likely to accept these conditions, despite a sell-off which saw the iTraxx Crossover at its widest so far this year, 340bp, on Wednesday. -
Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co showed it is still possible for a Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) to pay little new issue premium for a bond, but its move came at the expense of its order book dropping by a third.
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Private equity firms Bain Capital and Cinven are financing their purchase of a further 28.3% stake in Stada Arzneimittel, the German pharmaceutical group, in the euro leveraged finance markets this week, and are having to contend with investors who are in a risk-averse mood.
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Private school operator Cognita was the first borrower in a week to attempt an issue in the euro high yield market with a sub-benchmark size deal. It sought funding for its acquisition by Jacobs Holding, the Swiss investment and charitable firm, but pulled the bond deal after weak demand.
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A number of sub-investment grade rated property developers and local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) used private-style executions for their public transactions this week — an increasingly popular approach among Chinese bond issuers.
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Yanzhou Coal Mining Co pursued a $275m deal on Thursday, altering its initial fundraising goals to score a tightly priced transaction.
