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Defaults have ripped through Delta Merlin Dunia Textile (DMDT), another subsidiary of Indonesian textile company Duniatex, which missed its first dollar bond coupon last week and recently delayed payments on a loan. -
Lecta has announced that its bondholders are being represented by investment bank Houlihan Lokey and law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, as the Spanish paper company struggles to keep up with bond payments. Last month, the troubled company said it had hired Evercore and Rothschild to advice on “strategic alternatives”, including possibly restructuring the firm.
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There was a mixed bag of views across the capital markets after the European Central Bank unleashed a new comprehensive stimulus package on Thursday, comprising restarting net bond buying, a rate cut and a tiered deposit rate system for banks.
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Moody’s slashed Ford’s rating from Baa3 to Ba1 on Monday, placing the company in precarious crossover territory, with S&P and Fitch holding the firm at BBB with negative outlook. Other falling angels may land in the junkyard soon as the triple-B sector has ballooned to record levels.
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Pinewood Studios' effort to re-cast itself as a real estate company seemed pure box office to investors, who placed enough orders for a new bond to allow the borrower to up the deal size and still price at the tight end of guidance.
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Goldman Sachs and Citi have announced a dual currency eight year secured €1.5bn bond for Altice France, hoping to take advantage of low absolute rates to cut borrowing costs and extend its debt maturities. The bond-only deal follows Salt’s successful refinancing and dividend deal, which saw bonds come in appreciably cheaper than loans.
