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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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Standard Chartered is looking to build out its CLO trading capabilities in EMEA, and is in the market for a CLO trader, part of the bank’s broader push into European securitized products. -
Reports from Pitchbook and Preqin have found an increased concentration of capital in private debt funds. This is giving larger asset managers a whip hand in dealmaking, while smaller funds struggle to raise and deploy capital, and investors seek the safety of big players ahead of an expected downturn.
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Andrew Scotland has become co-head of Bayside Capital’s special situations debt activities in Europe.
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Santander has bought credit protection on two portfolios of undrawn revolving credit facilities, taking advantage of a regulatory decision last year to sharply boost the efficiency of the protection. The deal points the way for banks to cut the costs of providing revolvers, which are usually extended as a ‘loss leader’ for a broader banking relationship.
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TalkTalk has mandated only the second sterling high yield issue of the year, unveiling a £500m unsecured five year to take out its 5.375% 2022 and pay down a portion of its revolver. Sterling supply has lagged the broader high yield market, which has seen one of the best starts on record in euros and dollars
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Dollar bonds sold by Chinese high yield property companies recovered from their trading lows at the end of January to become some of the highest performing notes in Asia last week. While that has created some positive momentum for the deals set to come to the market soon, analysts remain cautious.
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