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High yield investors nibble at IG names, as credit investors brace for ‘trillions’ unlocked from money market funds
Embattled utility makes final plea for court to sanction £3bn in emergency funding
Thames Water refinancing battle is an unedifying mess
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The UK’s Tunstall Healthcare is refinancing all its outstanding loans and mezzanine facilities with new drawn and undrawn loans totalling £350m. The debt will be marketed at a bank meeting on Thursday.
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Oberthur has launched €440m-equivalent of transatlantic, covenant-lite loans, to refinance drawn credit facilities issued by the French smart card developer for its buy-out in 2011.
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With investors demanding more paper and net inflows building strongly, high yield bankers expect a bumper couple of months for the market, with deals from a wide range of sectors and jurisdictions using a host of different structures likely to be snapped up. European high yield’s 2013 year to date issuance of €68bn equivalent has eclipsed 2012’s full year record of €58.6bn and more deals are on their way. -
Medical Properties Trust, a US self-advised real estate investment trust, wants to sell a €200m seven year high yield bond.
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Dell, the US computer maker, expects to receive final commitments to its $6.175bn-equivalent covenant-lite loans on Monday. The debt, which includes a chunky euro tranche, will back the company’s buy-out by founder and CEO Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.
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French cement maker Lafarge attracted a €4.6bn book from 460 accounts for its €750m bond sold on Friday. The investment grade-style deal for the Ba1/BB+ rated company came with a 4.75% coupon to yield 4.828%.
