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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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Altice France jumped into one of the busiest weeks on record for European leveraged loans and high yield issuance, issuing €2.1bn of bonds and simplying the group’s capital structure. Despite the complexities of the exchange, eager buyers showed up for the bond, taking down Caa1/CCC+ debt at just 4%. -
The risk that huge amounts of oil and gas assets will be stranded by moves to tackle the climate emergency may be more pertinent for sovereign credit than for private sector corporate debt, according to new research.
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Swedish PE firm EQT Partners has mandated JP Morgan to advise as it considers divesting its credit business. The strategic shift at EQT is happening as the private credit sector is getting increasingly crowded.
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High yield bonds are back on top as the capital markets funding tool of choice for leveraged companies. This week, Techem tweaked its loan repricing to add a heavy bond slug and take advantage of near-record low coupons on offer. That sets 2020 up with a very different tone from the past two years, when an ever-growing CLO market meant bonds struggled to compete with loans, writes Owen Sanderson.
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Private equity firms are looking at different ways of monetising their investments, rather than the usual IPO routes, as regulation makes smaller firms less viable in the public markets. Alternative capital providers outside the usual buyout community are also boosting their allocations to private assets.
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HSBC is looking for a new head of corporate finance coverage to replace Matthew Wallace, who is quitting the firm. Meanwhile, Simon Derrick and Michael Ellam have been handed new jobs as the bank reorganises the way it covers investors and public sector institutions. In Asia Pacific, Rami Hayek is leaving his post.
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