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China Tian Lun Gas Holding is seeking a Hong Kong dollar denominated loan to refinance a $240m dollar facility sealed in 2015.
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Shanghai Pharmaceutical Holding is raising a $655m dual-tranche facility to refinance a bridge loan that was used to support the acquisition of Cardinal Health (L).
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The euro leveraged loan market appears keen to counter recent criticisms against lack of financial maintenance covenants with yet more cov-lite issuance, including a buyout deal from private schools operator Inspired.
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Two Chinese companies, Guodong Network Communications and Bestway Global Holding, have ventured out for their maiden loans, seeking €150m ($170m) and $150m respectively.
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Jaguar Land Rover, owned by India’s Tata Motors, has returned for a $1bn loan, just months after closing a smaller £640m ($839m) dual-tranche facility.
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Corporate debt investors have the jitters, with fears over a potential wave of defaults and low levels of recovery expected to materialise following a trend towards covenants that offer them ever less protection spreading from the leveraged finance world to the wider market.