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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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Now in its 20th year, the Loan Market Association (LMA) faces tough paths to climb such as navigating the UK’s exit from the European Union, but the organisation is confident that its English law documentation will still hold its own. -
Issuance in the European leveraged finance market has been one-sided since the shock result of the US election last month. A notable bond-to-loan trend has prevailed, with sponsor-driven single-B issuance making the loan market increasingly hot, while leaving the high yield market out in the cold. Max Bower reports.
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The UK's United Biscuits is now rated B1 after a one notch downgrade by Moody’s on Thursday.
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Service station operator MRH tightened guidance on its £250m sterling term loan this week, with commitments on the deal due alongside several others on Thursday.
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China put the brakes on capital outflows again this week, taking aim at both large and small scale transactions amid a falling renminbi. Market participants are digesting the impact of the new curbs, as yet unconfirmed, but some thought that they could weed out dodgy deals and raise the quality of M&A financing. John Loh and Shruti Chaturvedi report.
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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) has named Vivian Sam as assistant general manager of event finance at its Asian investment banking division (AIBD), in a new role for the former Citi acquisition finance banker.
