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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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Indonesian garment company Pan Brothers has been downgraded by Fitch Ratings for the third time in the past three months as a result of refinancing pressure. -
Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group will likely tap both the bond and loan markets to take out a bridge facility raised last year for the acquisition of retail giant Tesco’s Asia business.
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Hong Kong-based energy firm Fortune Oil has returned to the loan market. It is seeking $400m-equivalent to refinance an old borrowing sealed in 2018.
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Five Chinese corporate borrowers pushed into the debt market on Thursday, capping a frantic pace of deal flow this week that set a new record for Asia bond issuance.
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Europe’s small and medium sized enterprises fear dark days ahead, as treasurers complain of banks withdrawing support and express concerns that central bank bond buying programmes favour the biggest and best capitalised companies. Mike Turner reports.
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Adler Group, the German property firm, was the first European leveraged issue out of the gate in 2021 — a BB+ rated name tailor-made to tempt investment grade tourist money, which it managed in style, drawing a book of €4.9bn for a €1.5bn dual tranche issue on Thursday.
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