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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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Telecoms giant Altice announced a €2.8bn-equivalent dual currency high yield bond on Tuesday through Goldman Sachs. Along with the proceeds of the new notes, the group will spend €1.5bn to cut group leverage — a crucial move, as telecoms firms grapple with the high capital costs of preparing for the rollout of 5G technology. -
Triple-B rated corporate debt has grown more than most other rating bands in EMEA in the past decade, according to Moody's, and now accounts for a record share at 41%. This level of the market has expanded, against a backdrop of generally somewhat declining credit quality.
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The retail industry is in deep trouble, especially in the UK, where every other week it seems a storied High Street name tumbles into financial distress. Private equity sponsors, which owned many of the collapsed names, take much of the blame, but they were also victims of structural changes that battered the industry.
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Fashion company PVH has refinanced its debt with a $2.6bn-equivalent loan package, with the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger owner signing bank lines in a variety of currencies.
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Sirius Minerals has launched a bold $3.8bn financing transaction, combining equity, debt and a new loan facility, to fund the development of its Yorkshire potash mine project. JP Morgan, Sirius's corporate broker, is underwriting and organising the deal.
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SC Lowy, a boutique bank headquartered in Hong Kong, has hired Tristan Laurencin as head trader for EMEA loans.
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