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Even leveraged deals still being underwritten, though banks are selective
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More than $1tr of leveraged loans are now outstanding in the US market, according to the Loan Syndications and Trading Association. The market has doubled in size in just eight years, with lower rated loans swelling volumes as CLOs and retail funds chase yield in corporate credit. -
Puma Energy has closed a $1.37bn syndicated loan, with commitments from 48 banks helping the company boost its fundraising.
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GTT Communications, the US cloud networking provider, has mandated banks to arrange a dollar and euro loan of $2.87bn-equivalent for itself and a Dutch subsidiary. The deal will only go through if it completes its acquisition of Luxembourg’s Interoute.
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The pace of loan refinancing and repricing eased in the first quarter of 2018, according to a quarterly update from Fitch Ratings. Some investors expect this trend to continue as companies look to dodge rising rates by refinancing loans in the fixed rate bond market.
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Fintech firm Paysafe was out in the leveraged loan market this week with a chunky $800m extension of the loan deal it sold for its own acquisition in November.
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Hong Kong-listed real estate company Agile Property Holdings launched a HK$6bn ($765m) deal to the market last week, wooing lenders with a juicy margin and all-in pricing.
