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The trend in European corporate finance is towards bonds as the main source of drawn debt. But don’t stress. Big firms in much of Europe have made the transition already, and they still like loans for liquidity purposes and acquisitions. Peripheral Europe is catching up, but syndicated loans are more widespread than ever. As for small firms, banks remain the answer.
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Nigeria's booming syndicated loan market shows no sign of slowing down with oil exploration and production company Oando Energy Resources and a trio of financial institutions moving forward with their borrowing plans.
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Beijing Enterprises Holdings launched its HK$6bn ($774m) loan into syndication on Tuesday with three levels of participation up for grabs. And with eight MLABs already on the docket, bankers are confident about closing the deal as only a small amount needs to be sold down.
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Indonesia’s Federal International Finance has signed up another six banks as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners to its three year loan of around $150m, taking the number to nine. But the lead group could get even bigger as more banks consider the terms.
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HSBC has jumped on board Rural Electrification Corp’s loan, allowing the Indian borrower to increase the size to $250m as it launches into general syndication.
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Bank of East Asia, China Huaneng Group, Chinatrust Commercial Bank, DZ Bank, Gunma Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Group are among the banks that are preparing to commit to Reliance Industries’ $1.75bn dual tranche loan, joining KfW. Another two are also said to be considering the loan, with all commitments expected to be finalised by the end of the week, say bankers.