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The relaunched IPO was cancelled after leads attempted to reduce the transaction to around €300m
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French frozen food maker Picard pulled its planned €1.7bn sustainability-linked dividend deal on Friday, citing ‘unsatisfactory market conditions’, and its flexible redemption schedule, with no maturities until 2023. Conditions were so unsatisfactory that last week was one of the busiest of the year in high yield primary, while Monday has opened with another six deals announced — suggesting that for most issuers and arrangers, conditions continue to be very satisfactory indeed. -
German TV shopping network HSE is preparing a new high yield bond to refinance its existing unitranche debt and pay owner Providence Private Equity a dividend.
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Cimpress has launched a cross-border term loan ‘B’, aiming to raise more first lien debt at tight levels to allow it to clean up its costly 12% second lien facility raised from Apollo last April.
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Duty-free operator Dufry has joined the throng of issuers in the high yield primary markets with its first straight offering since the coronavirus pandemic hit. The new bond comes after extensive efforts to shore up the company’s capital, including the early conversion of a crisis era convert and talks with lenders for more covenant waivers.
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With holidays and earning out of the way and markets wide open, four new high yield bonds and two big term loans hit the market on Monday, constituting more than $11bn of internationally-targeted supply in total, with more than €4.5bn of euros in the mix.
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Wendel, the French private equity firm, has amended a €750m revolving credit facility to add ESG elements, including one for higher female representation in leadership positions, as more investment houses make social equality a focus.
