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Direct lenders take the initiative as banks step back
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
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Bain Capital and Cinven's €5.3bn buyout of German pharmaceuticals maker Stada went through this week, the firm announced on Friday, after a tense build up to Wednesday's midnight deadline, with the 63% shareholder acceptance threshold only just being reached. -
AR Packaging, the Swedish maker of packaging for food, increased its LBO loans with a dividend recapitalisation deal on Tuesday. The move follows a trend of loan borrowers taking on more leverage ahead of new European Central Bank guidance on leverage limits.
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US private equity firms keep an eye on European deals, but their doubts over the eurozone’s future become a deterrent at times. Now that Germany and France are signalling a zealous commitment to the European project, the chance is ripe to regain their trust.
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Bain Capital and Cinven’s second attempt for German pharmaceuticals manufacturer Stada could meet the same fate as their last one later this week with shareholders tendering around a third of the firm’s shares, leaving only until midnight on Wednesday for the 63% threshold to be reached.
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Private equity firms have deployed their direct lending arms in three UK mid-sized deals in the past week, just as public market bankers begin to fret about the effects of Brexit on the sterling market.
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All eyes in the leveraged loan market this week were trained on UK health food retailer Holland & Barrett.
