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The era of pure-play private equity is over. Banks are pulling different divisions together to serve the complex needs of global asset managers
Specialist moves after 18 years in the market
New dangers are making deals harder to do, but pricing for the haves is still tight
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Macau casino operator SJM Holdings generated a $10bn-plus book for its $1bn debut bond this week, despite tight pricing and the lack of US investors. Its credit profile, the transaction’s timing and a comprehensive marketing strategy worked in its favour. -
Asia’s loans bankers are salivating over the prospects of working on the largest ever leveraged buyout loan from India. Blackstone is looking to exit from IT services company Mphasis in a deal that has seen plenty of interest from other private equity firms. Pan Yue reports.
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Chinese conglomerate Fosun International went to the international debt market on Wednesday for a $500m deal.
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Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has priced the largest CLO in the past two years, a $850m transaction with a three year reinvestment period called Madison Park Funding XLVIII.
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Anchorage Capital has mandated Goldman Sachs for its fourth European CLO, a €411.1m transaction offering eight tranches including minority equity.
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Financing for Carlyle’s purchase of Flender, a turbine gearbox manufacturer, could set a precedent for leveraged finance, which has lagged behind other debt markets in adopting instruments linked to environmental, social and governance conditions. Other issuers are sure to follow, but the market may have to solve other challenges before this can become a market standard.
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