Ireland
-
Ireland raised €300m through an inflation-linked bond in the private market on Tuesday. The note is Ireland’s second of this type, after a €609.5m private placement in April 2017. -
Demand for Ireland-based aircraft leasing company Avolon's unsecured loan took off, allowing it to sign the deal at $500m this week, as the company attempts to gain an investment grade rating.
-
Greencoat Renewables, the Irish wind farms fund managed by Greencoat Capital, returned to the equity capital markets on Monday with a €105.5m fundraising following the release of its 2018 earnings.
-
Tip Trailer, the Dutch trailer services company, has refinanced its revolving credit facility (RCF), ramping the size up to €967m as it gathers funding for a range of growth plans.
-
High yield bonds for auto parts manufacturer Adient slipped more than three points on Thursday as the company tweaked its loan covenants and produced disappointing numbers. The firm’s new management is taking aggressive action to turn the group around and says it needs the financial headroom to do so.
-
-
Ireland is looking at the possibility of issuing its first ever benchmark inflation linked bond in 2019, amid an expected surge in the euro public sector linker market this year. Meanwhile, Portugal is waiting for the final approval of its inaugural Panda bond, which will be sold as part of an Rmb6bn three year programme.
-
Aircraft leasing company Avolon has returned to the offshore syndications market for a $300m loan.
-
Ireland and Denmark have outlined their funding needs for next year, with both sovereigns looking to raise similar amounts to 2018.
-
Japan’s Takeda has signed an up to $3.7bn loan, with the pharmaceuticals company using the funds to continue chipping away at its bridge facility for its acquisition of Ireland’s Shire.
-
Ireland’s Applegreen has signed €300m of loans to finance its acquisition of more than half of motorway service operator Welcome Break, topping off a fund raising round that also saw a share placement.
-
Ireland’s Dalata Hotel Group has signed a €525m-equivalent loan facility, with new banks joining the acquisitive borrower’s lending group.
