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Fahy will also lead asset-based finance origination
Direct lending default rates tick higher amid notable distressed situations
A Swiss borrower has already closed books and Austria's Egger will soon
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UK universities face financial peril. Having been shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, some risk going bust, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Meanwhile, as accommodation operators grant refunds to students who are locked out and locked down, CMBS deals backed by student accommodation may survive, if sufficient numbers return to residences when the next academic year begins. Silas Brown and Tom Brown report. -
Huawei Technologies, sanctioned by the US and now having its participation in the UK's 5G network questioned by the government, looked into raising hundreds of millions of euros in the Schuldschein market two years ago. But concern that buyers would freeze at a groundswell of negative news, whipped up in part from the US, scared the Chinese company off taking the risk. Its increasing isolation in major European countries means it is unlikely to use its capital markets any time soon.
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Sodexo, the French food service and facilities management firm, saw bumper demand for its €1bn no-grow dual-tranche bond issue on Wednesday, a day after it reported a 30% drop in revenue, and weeks after it shocked the US private placement (PP) market by saying it would repay around $1.6bn of debt early as it could do better in other financing markets.
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UK home emergency and repair company Homeserve has entered the US private placement market, according to sources, looking for at least £125m.
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Apollo Global Management announced on Monday a new private credit unit aiming to provide $1bn direct loans to larger firms, in the first instance of a direct lending fund with its eyes only fixed on big business.
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Investors in UK universities are struggling to work out just how risky the sector is, as its lucrative international student intake as well as pension liabilities are still unclear. A report published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on Monday estimated that 13 universities may go bust if they do not either carry out debt restructurings or receive government bailouts.
