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Samsonite International has signed a credit agreement with its lenders for the $2.425bn financing it took out to back its takeover of premium luggage maker Tumi, according to a company filing.
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Spanish property developer Metrovacesa on Friday printed a €700m deal, winning a healthy order book that proved the European corporate bond market still has legs despite heavy supply.
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Sif Group, the Dutch maker of tubular foundations for offshore wind turbines and oil and gas rigs, succeeded in its second attempt at an IPO on Wednesday, and its shares closed flat after their debut on Thursday.
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Water management provider Suez Environnement on Thursday launched the only deal of the day, a €500m note that printed with a small new issue premium.
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US biopharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday issued a four tranche bond, including 19 year notes, amid much competition in a market that absorbed 17 deals this week.
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Commodities trader Noble Group has wrapped up a $1bn committed unsecured revolver with 25 banks joining the transaction, alongside a $2bn revolving borrowing base facility.
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Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi (TSKB) has tightened price guidance for the first ever green bond from CEEMEA and demand seems strong enough that it could even be printed inside the development bank’s senior conventional curve.
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Double-B rated issuers WEPA Hygieneprodukte, Europe’s leading privately owned tissue manufacturer, and Barry Callebaut, the Swiss chocolate producer, both followed Volvo’s lead in launching bonds on Monday, helping to keep a stuttering primary market active.
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Oil products storage and distribution firm Puma Energy has increased the size of its latest revolver to $800m from $500m, with 35 lenders making commitments. The company has also managed to extend the maturity on part of a three year facility raised last year.
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Orange returned to the European benchmark bond market on Tuesday after a two year hiatus, as it issued a €750m nine year transaction that benefited from the company's infrequent issuance.
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Dutch bank ING is to expand its presence in Colombia as it looks to take advantage of the South American country’s vast infrastructure needs.
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Inovyn, the UK-headquartered PVC producer 50% owned by Ineos, and Telenet, the Belgium broadband services provider owned by Liberty Global, both had replies due on Thursday for loan packages.