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Deal said to be largest of its kind in private credit as a once niche industry continues rise to mainstream
More companies considered IG could lead to more financing through private markets
◆ Wendel proves the summer market isn't just for the big boys ◆ Trio of new issues show buoyant market for banks ◆ Private credit's threat to the investment grade bond and loan markets
Major private credit investors aspire to more as funding from private debt seeks to go mainstream
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Network Homes is looking for US private placements, according to several market sources. The London housing association is the first of its type to return to the market after a string of prospective PPs were suspended during the initial peak of the pandemic crisis. Sources expect these postponed deals to return shortly. -
Several borrowers have entered the Schuldschein market after car parts maker Robert Bosch fired the starting gun on the market's reopening last week. Market participants are now eager to know which will be the first non-German issuer.
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As Western societies begin to contemplate life returning to some semblance of normality, the financial industry is working out how best to balance the understandable desire to get back to how things were before the crisis with the very real threat of a new and more deadly wave of coronavirus brought on by a mass-return to offices. GlobalCapital’s Silas Brown spoke with Peter Openshaw, a specialist in immunology and virology and professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College, about the transmission of Covid-19 and how banks, investors and companies can reduce the risk of infection.
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US insurance companies that buy private placements are concerned the damaging effects of coronavirus on corporate earnings may prompt a flood of credit downgrades by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the regulatory body which imposes upon them risk-based capital charges.
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Direct lending funds are likely to be the best choice for sponsors looking to fund buyouts this summer, with investment banks still sitting on substantial bridge books, and simplicity and certainty of execution being the top priorities.
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Robert Bosch launched Schuldscheine with tenors varying between two and 20 years on Tuesday. The German car parts supplier is looking to raise at least €500m in a market all but shut since the coronavirus pandemic reached Europe. Participants hope this launch will prompt other borrowers to follow suit.
