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Charterhouse, the private equity owner of French catering company Elior, has tapped the company’s cash to pay itself a dividend of €349m, in a move that one lender described as "cheeky".
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Several central and eastern European and CIS firms have begun scoping the loan market out for new bank facilities before potential regional deleveraging and liquidity tightening takes their toll, said a loans banker.
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Bank of Ireland, Crédit Agricole, Lloyds and Mizuho have joined co-ordinators HSBC and JP Morgan in underwriting £435m of senior loans backing Cinven’s buy-out of patent management group CPA Global.
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A reduction in bank lending in the wake of regulatory pressure is providing a springboard for fund managers looking for a stronger presence as emerging market lenders, according to David Creighton, CEO of Cordiant Capital, an investment manager.
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The pricing available to borrowers in the investment grade loan market remains frustratingly unpredictable, bankers complain. At the heart of the issue is a lack of dealflow that is helping margins remain artificially tight in spite of funding pressures on lenders.
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Norwegian car parts supplier Kongsberg Automotive has agreed a new loan facility of more than €400m to refinance its outstanding bank debt.