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Ukrainian state-run nuclear energy firm Energoatom is expected to sign a €600m loan, which will be used to part-finance a €1.4bn upgrade project of around 13 of its power plants.
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Heinz has launched the $2bn-equivalent European portion of its LBO into syndication, as loans bankers say the largest deal since the financial crisis poses no threat to the capacity of the euro and sterling markets.
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Focus Media Holding’s $1.525bn leveraged loan is reaching the end game, after its bookrunners received eight chunky commitments in senior syndication. But several shareholders in the company are trying to derail the part-management buyout at the last minute, after raising questions about the valuation, writes Rashmi Kumar.
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Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals has picked State Bank of India as the bookrunner and mandated lead arranger of its $400m five year loan, which the company has increased from a mooted size of $250m.
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Kingboard Chemicals pushed its planned HK$4bn ($516m) loan up to HK$5.5bn, after drawing HK$5.7bn of demand from a big lending group.
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Leveraged loans bankers had a tough time of it last year, suffering alongside their peers across the loan market. But now many syndicate heads are looking to mergers and acquisitions to boost their overall volumes — and bankers working in the area are preparing for a boom, writes Rashmi Kumar.