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Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu has signed a €400m sustainability-linked term loan, used mostly for refinancing its short term debt, and featuring margin cuts if the company hits targets linked to workplace accidents and carbon emissions. It's a step forward in a leveraged finance market that has so far taken only tentative steps towards sustainability.
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European leveraged finance revenue for the first half of the year is down more than 50%, according to figures from Dealogic released on Monday — and is increasingly going to a small handful of banks, in particular JP Morgan. -
Żabka Polska, an operator of Polish convenience stores, has launched a syndicated loan to fund a dividend recapitalisation, according to bankers. The transaction is following closely in the footsteps of fellow Polish corporate, Allegro, that closed a Z2bn (€470m) dividend recap in May.
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Danish investment firm Kirkbi is teaming up with Blackstone and Canadian pension fund CPPIB to acquire Merlin Entertainments at an enterprise value of £5.9bn.
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The board of BCA Marketplace, a UK secondhand car dealer, announced on Wednesday that it would recommend a £1.9bn offer from TDR Capital to take the company private. The deal marks a coup for Jefferies, which is lead financial adviser to BCA, a role it won following the hire of a UK M&A team from HSBC last year led by Philip Noblet.
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Hexion, an Ohio-based speciality chemicals company, has raised $1.65bn in financing across loans and bonds, giving it a new capital structure and allowing it to repay its debtor-in-possession loan as it emerges from Chapter 11 protection. Dollar investors proved stronger supporters than euro buyers for the firm, as it cut down the planned euro tranche.
