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Emerging market project financiers are counting down to blast-off as lenders race to sign two jumbo deals worth more than $13bn before the end of 2013, writes Michael Turner. Bankers are confident that these transactions are just the beginning, with market conditions perfect for such deals — the combination of rock-bottom corporate loan margins, recapitalised banks and lenders hungry for yield is expected to lead to a roaring 12 months for long tenor loans. -
After this year’s continuing tightening of investment grade syndicated loans, Germany’s E.On turned heads this week as it priced its new five year plus one plus one refinancing transaction in line with its compatriot Daimler.
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FGA Capital, the car finance joint venture between Fiat and Crédit Agricole, will roadshow to European bond investors on Monday to Wednesday next week, after the joint venture agreement was extended.
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European high yield returns have reached 5.2% for the first nine months of this year, up from 4.1% to the end of August, according to Barclays' Pan European High Yield index (excluding financials). Meanwhile, there is a growing pipeline of potential deals.
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The merger of Portugal Telecom and Oi, Brazil’s largest telecoms company, is credit-positive for the Portuguese firm, according to bond market sources.
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Oberthur Technologies, the French smart card maker, has launched a €200m high yield bond issue as part of a loan-and-bond refinancing of its 2011 buyout debt. The bond is expected to be priced concurrently with €440m-equivalent of transatlantic covenant-lite loans next week.
