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As funds swell, pressure to deploy rises and managers can stray from their expertise
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
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Piped city gas distributor and repeat issuer China Oil and Gas Group has nabbed $320m for refinancing, offering investors some diversity amid a burst of supply from high yield property names. -
Pension funds, especially Canadian ones, are increasingly direct participants in the largest leveraged buy-outs. They're appearing not just as members of consortia, but also sometimes alone, as in Ontario Teachers' purchase of Trivium, a spin-out from packaging firm Ardagh.
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Euro investors gave the buyout debt for EQT and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s purchase of Nestlé Skin Health a particularly strong reception. Driving pricing through 400bp despite the high leverage on the deal.
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Leaders of the big US investment banks were cautiously optimistic about upcoming investment banking activity, despite a poor second quarter across their capital markets divisions.
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GSO Capital, a Blackstone-owned entity, is marketing Dunedin Park, a €409.8m CLO arranged by Deutsche Bank, and the fourth brought by the issuer this year.
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Crédit Agricole’s corporate and investment bank (CA–CIB) aims to be realistic in how offers value to clients and its parent company. It’s looking to achieve growth without overreaching in unprofitable or less strategic areas, writes David Rothnie.
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