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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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Travelodge has opted to restructure its debts through a CVA rather than using the UK’s new restructuring framework, shortly to become law. That means landlords are likely to be the losers, rather than bondholders.
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The European Central Bank disappointed corporate bond markets on Thursday, as expectations had been running high for an extension of its purchase programme to include "fallen angel" companies that held investment grade ratings before the coronavirus crisis hit. But the €600bn boost to its overall asset purchases may hold spreads in.
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A $5bn take-private of Spanish telecoms operator MasMovil is the first sign of the return of M&A deal-making. But as bankers work frantically behind the scenes to rebuild the market, the big, integrated houses look set to dominate, writes David Rothnie.
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Kion, the German crossover-rated forklift truck maker, has signed a €1bn crisis funding facility, becoming the latest company to turn to KfW’s loan scheme to get through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indonesian mobile phone seller Tiphone Mobile Indonesia is restructuring its debt after failing to make payments on a loan, adding to a growing list of stressed businesses in the country. But what is worrying bankers more than the default itself is the lack of transparency from the borrower, writes Pan Yue.
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Many felt that Chinese banks, key investors in Schuldscheine, would pull back from the market as the pandemic hit. This has been far from the case.
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