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Deal rules and slow primary market make ramping up deals difficult
◆ Supranationals and agencies prepare to achieve the previously unthinkable ◆ Leveraged loans versus private credit and their effect on CLOs ◆ A new dawn for dollar covered bonds and UK equity market structure
◆ Schaeffler attracts €5.8bn peak book… ◆ …while SPIE finds €2.8bn of orders ◆ Strong demand allows for strong price moves
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The Loan Market Association (LMA) and the European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) jointly released a best practice guide for sustainability-linked loans on Wednesday. The guidance is aimed specifically at the leveraged loan market and stresses the importance of agreeing on clearly defined key performance indicators ahead of announcing a SLL.
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Chia Tai Animal Husbandry Investment (Beijing) Co, an onshore China entity of Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group, is borrowing its first offshore loan directly.
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PeopleCert, a UK firm that specialises in certifying professional skills, is marketing €300m of senior secured high yield notes, to finance the acquisition of UK peer Axelos.
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European CLO managers are growing their presence in the US, lured by tighter spreads and growing demand from investors and running contrary to the previous trend for US managers to plot European expansion.
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French alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital has closed its second European special opportunities fund at €617m, with a broad mandate which allows flexibility to push into several corners of capital markets.
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Dutch healthcare company Affidea has signed a €150m senior secured loan to pursue growth opportunities, weeks after Moody’s upgraded the company’s B2 outlook from negative to stable.
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