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British Airways has completed refinancing $1.25bn of credit facilities and has increased the loans to $1.75bn. -
Europcar, the French car rental company, has narrowed the price range on its €800m initial public offering, in the bottom half of the original range.
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Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate raised £300m of seven year bonds on Wednesday, but divided market opinion, with some bankers saying the deal looked cheap and poorly supported.
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Ahold and Delhaize, the Dutch and Belgian food retailers, will not assume new debt for their all-equity merger. But with combined syndicated credit facilities of €1.4bn, there is room for refinancing ahead.
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Chinese search engine Baidu raised a jumbo $1.25bn as it jumped into the short window between positive news of Greek debt negotiations and the launch of Bank of China’s mega deal this week. Baidu’s dual tranche offering crossed time zones to draw in investors from Asia, Europe and the US.
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Bond issuers in Asia are rushing out to meet investors with Beijing Energy Investment Holding (BEIH), China Overseas Land International and Shanghai Construction Group on the road.
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The bookbuilding phase of CBR Fashion's initial public offering started on Tuesday. The German fashion holding company hopes to raise about €200m of gross proceeds by selling new shares.
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Santander has joined Deutsche Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the much-anticipated syndicate for International Airlines Group’s €1.4bn bridge loan to buy Aer Lingus.
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ABN Amro shrugged off Greece concerns and surprised the market with a blowout tier two trade on Tuesday, drawing €8bn of orders from a starving market.
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CVC Partners on Tuesday offered a €1bn two tranche bond, which will fund its acquisition of German cosmetics retailer Douglas Holding from Advent International.
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National Bank of Egypt has set roadshow dates for a prospective dollar senior deal, and will be ready to launch the transaction next week.
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The Kurdistan Regional Government has mandated Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank to arrange a bond.
