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The era of pure-play private equity is over. Banks are pulling different divisions together to serve the complex needs of global asset managers
Specialist moves after 18 years in the market
New dangers are making deals harder to do, but pricing for the haves is still tight
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Multi-billion-dollar exchange plus new money offerings from China Evergrande and Kaisa Group took centre stage in Asia DCM this week, keeping liability management as the market's hot topic. The deals are considered a win-win for issuers, which can lock in relatively cheap funding, and for investors, which are compensated by an exchange premium, while also allowing Chinese borrowers to pre-empt regulatory hurdles, writes Addison Gong. -
Kaisa Group Holdings, the only Chinese developer to default on offshore debt back in 2015, started taking bids on Thursday for the new issuance portion of an exchange offer. Four sets of fixed rate notes will be sold to replace the company’s outstanding variable rate senior bonds.
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Property names China Jinmao Holdings Group and Shimao Property Holdings, along with India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, launched new dollar deals on Thursday.
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Putting litigation problems behind it, Italian buildings manager Manutencoop Facility Management SpA returned to the high yield bond market on Wednesday to fund a buyout, in which its cooperative parent will buy private equity firms out of its shareholder structure.
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Permira Debt Managers has sole-financed Liberty Hall Capital Partners’ $135m acquisition of UK aircraft tyre company Dunlop with a £45m loan, after closing its third direct lending fund at €2.1bn this week.
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Multi-tranche deals have been the issuance strategy of choice this week in the corporate bond market. Six of the seven issuers who have brought deals to the European markets in the first three days of this week have opted for such structures, and Reckitt Benckiser is expected to add its name to that list.
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