Ireland
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Californian private equity firm Bertram Capital is combining its European portfolio company Anord Control Systems with UK firm Mardix. The move was funded in the direct lending market with a participation from arranger Barings. -
A trio of euro borrowers picked up a combined €8.5bn on Tuesday, seemingly without testing the limits of demand in the market.
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The euro market is back in gear after a few weeks of slow issuance. Three borrowers have mandated deals for Tuesday’s session but one opted for a one day execution, coming on Monday to get ahead of the rush.
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Core Industrial Reit, the Irish real estate investment trust backed by US hedge fund York Capital, has called off its €225m plus IPO in London and Ireland, blaming rough markets.
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Bank of Ireland enjoyed strong demand for its first covered bond issue for over two years on Wednesday, pricing the deal at its tightest spread over the French covered bond market since the sovereign credit crisis.
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Dublin, Ireland-based Fly Leasing plans to raise a $1.3bn loan to acquire aircraft assets from budget carrier AirAsia.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority’s plan to take over approving wholesale debt and asset backed securities prospectuses has flummoxed market participants, who say ESMA has no plan to make the new system work — raising fears that European debt markets will be gummed up by a cumbersome approval process.
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SMBC Aviation Capital has swooped into the Asian loan market for a $600m two tranche borrowing.
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AerCap Holdings, one of the world's largest aircraft leasing companies, has approached banks for a $600m four year revolver, with three lenders co-ordinating the syndication.
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Issuers printed a slew of benchmarks in dollars, euros and sterling last week as the SSA market roared into action. Read on to see whether the first deals of the year won favour with our voters.
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Chief executive of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Scott O’Malia on Monday said that the trade body was preparing French and Irish law governed ISDA master agreements to be “ready for all eventualities” in the wake of Brexit.
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