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Conversations about global events in the Schuldschein market are a rarity. In fact, a source of pride for Schuldschein participants is that their market is sheltered from the world, and there is little need to dwell on geopolitics. But there is one global event the Schuldschein market can’t avoid thinking about — a trade war that circles around the automotive industry. -
BlackRock has closed its first private debt fund dedicated to the European middle market, as the asset manager predicts private debt will be increasingly "significant" in the way mid-cap companies are financed.
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Jonathan Bock, who previously held the role of managing director and senior equity analyst at Wells Fargo, will become a managing director on Barings’ global private finance platform.
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The Schuldschein market is back to its active self with over 20 borrowers marketing deals. This is sweet vindication for arrangers, who’ve had to deal with concerns after borrowers Steinhoff and Carillion fell from grace at the end of 2017 and start of 2018.
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Société d’Infrastructure Gazières, a holding company jointly owned by CNP Assurances and Caisse des Dépôts whose sole asset is a 24.91% minority stake in natural gas network GRTgaz, has issued a €586.4m Euro PP bond.
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Austrian machinery maker Andritz has launched a €300m four tranche Schuldschein, with the intention to see if lenders could be lured out along the maturity curve with its five, seven, 7.75 and 10 year tranches.
