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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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  • More than €3.5bn of high yield bond deals in euros, sterling and dollars were scheduled to close this week. Although some bankers described the pipeline as “crowded”, they expected market digestion to be ‘healthy’ ahead of quieter times.
  • The speculative grade loan market is leading leveraged finance issuance in Europe again, as investors pour more cash into the asset class. This week, Amundi opened its new leveraged loans Europe 2018 fund for institutional investors.
  • After selling €4.6bn of loans in March, Unilever Spreads unveiled the €1bn high yield bond portion of its leveraged buyout funding package on Wednesday. But as well as jumbo deals, other borrowers with smaller offerings are also vying for investor attention.
  • Japanese telecoms group Softbank opened the week in the European high yield market with a multi-billion refinancing deal to redeem its old 2013 bonds — and delete a covenant that could get in the way of its flotation.
  • European high yield bond issuers roadshowed for seven lower rated new offerings this week, leaving behind the quiet of the post-Easter recess. What followed was a vigorous tug of war over pricing and terms in which bankers and investors claimed different victories.
  • Californian private equity firm Bertram Capital is combining its European portfolio company Anord Control Systems with UK firm Mardix. The move was funded in the direct lending market with a participation from arranger Barings.