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Even leveraged deals still being underwritten, though banks are selective
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Major sectors in leveraged loans are trading down, making shrewd credit selection vital
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Leveraged loan issuers used to call on direct lending players to pre-place small portions of their offerings, mostly second liens. But as direct lenders grow bigger funds, their appetite for loans is starting to impact entire deals. -
Borrowers and investors marched on in the European leveraged finance markets this week, pricing €1.5bn of high yield bonds while bankers have been able to tighten terms on new loan deals during syndication. Deals pulled earlier in the week in the US are already a fading memory.
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Elis, the French laundry group, has raised €600m from 12 banks, in part to pay off the bridge facility it used to acquire UK rival Berendsen in the summer.
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Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties (DWCP) has put together a three-pronged plan to address problems related to its offshore loans, worth close to $1.5bn. The deal itself is giving lenders enough of a headache. But it has also put the spotlight on other loans guaranteed by onshore parents in China, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.
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Natixis has boosted its distribution capabilities in southeast Asia by bringing in a former BNP Paribas loans banker.
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Investors are keeping pace with heavy issuance in the European leveraged loan market, with ticket sizes increasing in response to a rush of jumbo sized loans this week, including a $2.4bn equivalent deal from Paysafe.
