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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. -
Norwegian Air Shuttle is close to receiving vital loan guarantees from Norway, as shareholders voted through a near $1bn-equivalent debt to equity swap from bondholders and aircraft lessors.
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Volkswagen is one of the world’s biggest car companies and, in many years, Europe’s biggest corporate bond issuer. But being an A3/BBB+ rated credit with a strong following in the market does not guarantee you can refinance a €200bn debt load when a pandemic shuts down nearly all the world’s developed economies.
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Spanish gaming company Codere will miss a coupon payment due on Thursday, hoping that the 30 day grace period in its bond documents will give it time to find at least €100m of emergency financing to get it through the liquidity crunch.
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Delta Air Lines has pledged landing slots at New York's JFK and LaGuardia airports and London's Heathrow to back a new $3bn bond and loan package. But the restructuring plan of Norwegian Air Shuttle shows how hard it can be for bondholders to benefit from this kind of ‘soft’ collateral.
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The Covid-19 pandemic is an ESG issue. More than ever before, a natural phenomenon is driving markets. Suddenly, social responsibility is no longer kooky but required of all. How are responsible investors reacting — and can the crisis lead to a better model of financial markets, where all stakeholders are considered?
