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In recent weeks, private credit and direct lenders have brought more certainty to borrowers as capital markets were roiled by tariff chaos
Banks already working on deals in the industrials and chemicals sectors
As Ares raises the largest direct lending fund, Goldman Sachs reorganises to serve the trend
Sole bookrunner Morgan Stanley gets deal multiple times covered
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Southern Eastern European telecoms group United Group, a BC Partners and KKR portfolio company, is preparing an all-bond financing package for its takeover of Bulgaria’s Vivacom, marketing new senior secured bonds and an add-on to its existing 2025 PIK notes. -
Enagas, the Spanish natural gas transmission company, raised €500m of new capital market on Wednesday night to help fund its acquisition of a stake in US firm Tallgrass Energy.
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French equipment leasing firm Kiloutou locked in an opportunistic refinancing of its loans with a new dual tranche €820m high yield bond on Thursday, easing its covenant constraints at the expense of adding call protection. At initial talk, the deal appeared to have little pricing rationale, but the market proved keen to support it, and the company added an extra €40m and priced through guidance.
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French insurance brokerage April, a CVC portfolio company, has returned to the leveraged loan market to refinance the acquisition debt it raised in April, taking advantage of squeezed credit spreads and the expiry of its six month call protection.
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German pharmaceutical firm Stada is seeking €760m in new secured debt to finance recent acquisitions in eastern Europe, with Nomura leading a new senior secured term loan.
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KKR announced has closed its European Fund V, a €5.8bn vehicle looking for deals in western Europe. The company’s EMEA private equity funds are investing a combined $11.6bn at the moment, meaning the new fund offers a huge increase in firepower.
