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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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Of the near 20 borrowers in the leveraged loan market six are due to close this week, including business information provider Mergermarket’s £450m of sterling and dollar loans. -
US cleaning products maker Diversey has accelerated commitments on its €1.6bn-equivalent of loans, backing Bain Capital’s $3.2bn carve-out of the business from Sealed Air, despite one investor in London expressing concern over the deal’s leverage.
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BC Partners has agreed to buy German cloud technology firm PlusServer from US internet group GoDaddy, mandating Société Générale with an all senior loan package due in early September.
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UK health retailer Holland & Barrett has launched £900m-equivalent of loans backing its £1.77bn buyout by L1 Retail, the consumer focused arm of holding company LetterOne, founded by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman.
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Pantheon Healthcare, the pharmaceutical developer owned by Permira, is marketing a €300m loan to finance the acquisition of Telematic and Biomedical Services with bankers saying demand for leveraged loans shows no signs of abating.
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The European leveraged finance markets are licking their lips in anticipation of a new €2.5bn deal backing Bain and Cinven’s takeover of Stada Arzneimittel, the German generic drug manufacturer.
