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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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Solusi Tunas Pratama is set to begin marketing a new $590m-equivalent financing in dollars and rupiah to retail lenders, said bankers close to the trade. -
Private equity firm CVC and local investor Alba are funding their €3.8bn acquisition of 201m shares in Gas Natural, the energy group, with a €1.9bn loan, which is set to become one of the largest Spanish financial deals of the year.
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Shenzhen Sunway Communications has made a quick switch to Hong Kong dollars for its debut in the offshore loans market to take advantage of recent Hibor weakness.
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Demand for speculative grade debt took different directions in the European leveraged finance markets this week. The primary high yield bond market may be showing signs of investor stress, but leveraged loan investors are gulping down big deals at tight margins.
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Debt holders of two insolvent UK speculative grade borrowers, fashion retailer New Look and restaurant chain Prezzo, are considering company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) to allow new property agreements. The result may offer the whole European retail sector a template to stave off what market experts a say risks being a spate of defaults. Victor Jimenez reports.
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Tata Sons is poised to end a decade-long absence from the syndicated loan market when it launches a $1.5bn transaction later this month.
