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Investors eye 2028, 2031, 2032 as big years for loan maturities
Even leveraged deals still being underwritten, though banks are selective
Liquidity event at American manager comes at fraught time for industry
Major sectors in leveraged loans are trading down, making shrewd credit selection vital
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KKR, Cinven and Providence Private Equity have launched the first post-Covid take-private LBO attempt, targeting Spanish telecommunications company MasMovil with a €3bn takeover offer at €22.50 a share, giving the company an enterprise value of around €5bn. Barclays, BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley have underwritten the financing for the buyout. -
Asia’s loan market is slowly recovering from a near-shutdown due to Covid-19, with bankers predicting a busy couple of months ahead. But syndication will still be a challenge as lenders continue to remain risk-averse and selective on deals.
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Neoen, the French solar and wind energy producer, has issued the first green convertible bond in Europe — and investors’ eager reception of the deal suggests these instruments could be as popular in the equity-linked market as they have become in the straight bond market.
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Tendam, a fashion retailer, is the latest Spanish company to get syndicated loan backing from state-owned Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), as sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic lean on state support.
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Cineworld announced on Thursday that it had raised on extra $110m of liquidity by extending its revolve. Its lenders also agreed to waive the covenant test for the end of June. The company also plans to tap government lending schemes in the UK and US.
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Swissport, the baggage handling and air cargo group, is asking bondholders to allow it to add €380m of super-senior debt above its existing senior secured bonds and loans, secured by the same collateral but with a priority claim.
