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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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Tata Steel’s attempt to cut pricing on a $1.5bn portion of a loan completed in 2014 has met resistance from lenders, who are concerned about the outlook of the company’s sector. With the borrower also understood to be looking at tweaking covenants, the transaction is proving to be a test of client-bank relationships. Shruti Chaturvedi reports. -
A $165m triple-tranche loan for CVC-sponsored Asia Education Investment has been allocated, with three lenders joining during general syndication. The response was considered muted by some but the leads said they only had a limited portion to sell down to begin with.
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Bankers had predicted a splurge of corporate bond issuance for this week, but as of Tuesday primary market activity was quiet. A pair of Spanish issuers made up the sole supply on Monday, with Iberdrola and Telefonica selling benchmark trades. They were followed on Tuesday by a benchmark from Swisscom, and a smaller trade from Finnish real estate company Citycon.
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British largest off-license chain Conviviality Retail has agreed to buy drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark Holdings with funds from £80m of term loans and a £130m share placing.
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Akelius Residential Property, the Swedish property group, was the only borrower roadshowing on Tuesday for a speculative grade bond in Europe, but bankers said investor feedback was positive.
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FBD Holdings, the unrated Irish insurance company, told investors in August it would be exploring the option of a bond offering before Solvency II regulations take effect next year, but Irish news media report the deal has been shelved.
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