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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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SMC Global Power Holdings Corp (SMCGP) has added an opportunistic $300m to its coffers from a reopening of its popular 6.5% perpetual bond, spying a good window to return to the market. -
Shanghai Shangshi (Group), part of Chinese state-owned Shanghai Industrial Investment Holdings, is tapping the offshore loan market for $190m.
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CMB Financial Leasing raised $1bn from two dollar bonds on a day that a number of Chinese local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) and property developers also cashed in on the conducive market backdrop for new issuance.
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Travelodge is planning to dip into the sterling market to refinance all its bonds, issuing up to £440m in senior secured floating rate notes. It would take advantage of a window for UK issuance before the likely resumption of political worries in the autumn as the Brexit deadline approaches.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority have added regulatory pressure to the credit default swap market, pledging to clamp down on manufactured credit events.
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While the cult of the environmental, social and governance-linked (ESG) bond has gone from strength to strength in investment grade markets, with dedicated bond funds, attempts to build risk-free green curves and more than $100bn of issuance per year, the leveraged finance market — in loan and bond form alike — has been a laggard. But it’s where the rubber (from sustainable sources) really needs to meet the road.
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