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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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After discussions with the Bank of England and the Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates Working Group over the impact of Covid-19 on companies’ plans to transition from Libor, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday that the final deadline of the end of 2021 was immutable. -
Chinese real estate developer Xinhu Zhongbao Co sold a club-style dollar bond on Tuesday, becoming one of the few Asian issuers to have come to the market in recent days. While a pipeline of deals builds up, many are unwilling to launch transactions amid the volatility.
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Dai Quang Minh Corp, the real estate arm of Vietnamese carmaker Truong Hai Auto Corp, has opened a $130m loan into general syndication.
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CLO managers and investors are predicting a raft of consolidation in the industry as the virus crash leads to further tiering among managers.
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GSO Capital Partners, the credit unit of private equity firm Blackstone, has raised roughly $4.5bn for its second European direct lending fund, according to an SEC filing. But as the coronavirus pandemic wrecks corporate balance sheets, several sources are concerned with how European companies will fare.
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Extraordinary support measures from central banks across the world include an element of corporate lending, but all the schemes announced so far target SMEs, and companies rated BBB- and above. That leaves a gaping hole in the rescue net, which the authorities must fill.
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