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Even leveraged deals still being underwritten, though banks are selective
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The first two big acquisition loans of the year in Europe, for Amer Sports and Ahlsell, have both been subject to pushback from investors on some of the most borrower-friendly terms in their original security packages. That has set a standard for new deals, now markets have recovered much of the ground they lost in the fourth quarter. -
Macroeconomic conditions have converged to create a strong market for new investment grade corporate bond issues in Europe, with a more dovish US Federal Reserve, a potential delay to Brexit, and signs of progress in the US-China trade discussions prompting investors to turn risk-on.
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German industrial services company Bilfinger has launched a Schuldschein months after pulling a transaction in public markets. The BB-rated company is offering a spread substantially higher than the typical Schuldschein borrower, in the hope that lenders will forego its failed foray and be charitable with its chequered past.
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Philippine oil company Petron Corp has returned to the offshore loan market after a two year absence, picking a bigger lead group that has allowed it to achieve much tighter pricing.
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Taishin Financial Leasing (China) is making its debut in the offshore loan market with an $80m borrowing helmed by Bank Sinopac.
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Of all the parts of the EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan, the Taxonomy is closest to the heart of the green bond market.
