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A flurry of M&A deals this week has brought much-needed hope to syndicated loan and ECM bankers that volumes of event-driven financing could take off over the second half of the year after a dearth of takeover transactions during the first six months of 2012, writes Nina Flitman.
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Nestlé reported a 100% hit rate during syndication of its 364-day bridge loan backing its takeover of Pfizer Infant Nutrition, leading the borrower to increase the line from a planned $7.4bn to $8.5bn.
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The African loan market may be breaking out of its first half malaise, after the owners of Nigerian special purpose vehicle Shoreline Natural Resources announced that the SPV is in talks to purchase an $850m major stake in Nigerian oil site OML 30. The bulk of the acquisition will be financed by a $550m bridge loan from Standard Bank of South Africa.
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Despite the stalling syndications of several LBOs in the European market, leveraged financiers this week declared it was "business as usual" for arranging banks looking to underwrite leveraged loans, writes Olly West.
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Uni-President China, the subsidiary of a Taiwanese food company, has closed a Rmb1bn ($157.3m) offshore renminbi loan, increasing the deal from its original target — and becoming the first borrower to reference two offshore renminbi offer rates.
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Borealis launches syndication for €750m refi