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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
Deal could include $950m of bonds
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JP Morgan has named Mahir Zaimoglu head of EMEA financial sponsors M&A and deputy head of its sponsors group, in a move intended to reflect the increasing importance of PE firms, sovereign wealth funds and family offices as drivers of M&A activity.
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One of the most radical reforms ever made to financial markets is set to become law in a matter of weeks. Investors in Europe will have to ask clients about their environmental, social and governance preferences, and then abide by these choices.
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Ithaca Energy and Imagina joined a recent spate of European leveraged finance issuers failing to price deals or amending documentation this week. Investors have said they are recalibrating their portfolios after bingeing on debt from certain sectors, despite generally strong appetite for speculative grade paper.
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Fosun Industrial Co has returned to the offshore market for a $550m three year senior term loan that will refinance debt taken on for an acquisition last year.
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Fiscal stimulus and economic growth should keep the credit cycle going for another two years, but the weakening of investor protections will damage loan recoveries when the market turns, said panellists at an IMN investors’ conference on CLOs and leveraged loans on Wednesday.
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US investment manager Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss has hired two portfolio managers to set up a new bank loan fund and to lead the firm’s efforts across sub-investment grade US corporate debt.