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Scope Ratings, a rating agency in Berlin, has warned that Schuldschein issuance may fall as a consequence of the 2017 credit difficulties of international borrowers Carillion and Steinhoff International. -
The Schuldschein pipeline is filling up fast, and German blue chips, mostly absent last year, are considering returning with benchmark deals, bankers said this week. If so, the Schuldschein market will look to add these chunky transactions to a repeat of last year’s heavy deal flow.
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The Schuldschein pipeline is filling up fast, and there are rumours that German blue chips, mostly absent last year, are considering returning with benchmark transactions. If that is the case, the Schuldschein market will look to add these chunky transactions to a repeat of last year’s heavy deal flow.
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Whether MiFID II will affect the Schuldschein market is often discussed in Frankfurt. As collections of bilateral loans, Schuldscheine are exempt from the regulation — leading some to predict a boon for the asset class. But the optimism in some quarters is overdone.
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Institutional lenders have participated in the Schuldschein market for decades. But as the market heats up, their offering of long-dated lending with a need for financial covenants has become less sought after. Now the institutions are working out ways to return.
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Bankers are predicting the busiest first quarter on record, as the year ahead looks set to reflect the momentum of the last.
