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Moody's Liquidity Stress Index, which calculates the ease of access to cash for speculative grade companies, has risen slightly since its all time low in February, as demand in the high yield market has cooled. -
Private equity firm Permira is merging German debt collector Garfunkelux, which it acquired in July, with British peer Lowell Group — a deal that could play the ‘market opener’ role bankers and investors have awaited since September.
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Chinese developer Soho China has extended the offer period to buy back its existing bonds by a week, after noteholders tendered just 36% of the company’s 2022s.
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The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has picked UBS as the general counterparty for its upcoming over-the-counter (OTC) electronic bond trading platform called SGX Bond Pro.
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Hellman & Friedman is acquiring a majority stake in the Swedish company Securitas Direct with a €2.7bn financing package involving bonds and loans — but market sentiment remains downhearted.
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The Islamic finance market is looking to welcome its first Chinese participant after Country Garden Holdings this week announced plans to issue a Murabahah sukuk. But the property developer’s currency of choice — the ringgit — suggests that plenty of work is needed for sukuk to gain traction in north Asia, writes Rev Hui.
