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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.
  • Deutsche Bahn tapped the Kangaroo and Swedish kronor markets on Wednesday after having spent the first half of 2020 focused on the euro market.
  • After discussions with US private placement holders, French food services company Sodexo has said it will repay roughly $1.6bn of debt early, in the largest ever early repayment of US PPs. It is a result of tensions that have flared up during the pandemic over covenant protections, which some fear will lead to a drop in corporate PP deal flow.
  • Royal Vopak, the Dutch oil and gas storage company, is marketing senior and subordinated private placements, according to market sources.
  • After discussions with US private placement holders, French food services company Sodexo has said it will repay roughly $1.6bn of debt early. Four market sources said this was the largest corporate early repayment of US PPs of all time. Some fear a growing disconnect between institutional investors and companies over financial covenants, and attempts to amend them.
  • DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung, the German air traffic controller, launched a Schuldschein deal on Monday, on the hunt for at least €250m.