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As funds swell, pressure to deploy rises and managers can stray from their expertise
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
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Jindal Steel & Power and Tata Steel are seeking covenant waivers on their respective offshore loans, putting the spotlight on tough conditions facing their industry. India’s steel companies, which expanded rapidly over the past few years, are strapped with a heavy debt burden amid lower earnings, forcing them to restructure their existing fundraisings. Shruti Chaturvedi reports. -
The Asia ex-Japan bond market sprung to life on November 12 with China Huarong Asset Management, China State Construction Engineering Corp and Beijing Properties opening books for dollar bonds, while Korea Housing Finance Corp (KHFC) opted for a covered bond and Malaysia’s Axiata Group, a sukuk.
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Global Blue, the Swiss tax-free shopping company, is seeking new term loans ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’, totalling around €260m, according to an investor.
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Alliance Data Systems, the unrated US private label credit card and marketing services provider, is set to end meetings with European investors on Thursday for €300m of unsecured notes, its first euro issue.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev has secured a $75bn syndicated loan, which has been described as “the world’s largest ever loan”, for its £71bn recommended acquisition of SABMiller.
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Santander has completed an overhaul of its London loans team, with four new hires that it hopes will lead the bank to the forefront of Europe’s corporate finance business. The Spanish bank wants a bigger role in high level acquisition finance in western Europe and is also investing in CIB divisions in Asia, eastern Europe and the US.
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