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Investment firm China Renaissance Holdings has closed its debut offshore borrowing of $300m. -
Direct lenders are brandishing low levels of default rates through the coronavirus pandemic as proof of the resilience of the asset class, and are using this track record to attract more investors. But not all funds are equal, and now potential LPs can scrutinise the performance of funds through a full credit cycle and allocate accordingly.
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Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group, which tapped the loan market for a $7.2bn bridge loan last year to acquire retail giant Tesco’s Asia business, is now seeking covenant waivers on the fundraising. The move — which bankers say is triggered in part by CP’s plan to offload some of its newly-gained stake in Tesco — has hurt lenders’ confidence in the Thai conglomerate and raised questions around its strategy. Pan Yue reports.
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The UK financial regulator succeeded in persuading a court to throw out Amigo Loans’ scheme of arrangement, a move which may force the troubled high-cost lender to come back with a further proposal to manage its debt — perhaps hitting shareholders and wholesale creditors harder this time, or even handing part of the company to its customers.
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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has launched a series of surveys ‘to understand the potential conflicts of interest and misaligned incentives among participants in the leveraged loan and CLO markets’, inviting bank lenders, CLO investors, loan sponsors, and CLO managers to give them feedback.
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Deutsche Bank held a three hour “deepdive” into its sustainability actions for clients, investors, the press and NGOs last week, with its CEO Christian Sewing and all its business heads. It coincided with an array of announcements, which even earned a favourable comment from Moody’s, including that Deutsche is accelerating its €200bn sustainable financing target. But those hoping for more detail on how Deutsche will decarbonise its financing were disappointed.
