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Specialist moves after 18 years in the market
New dangers are making deals harder to do, but pricing for the haves is still tight
Manager refinances 2023 deal, reset in 2024
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Middle-market CLO issuance is set to accelerate towards the hectic pace set by broadly syndicated loan deal, driven by the large primary backlog and attractive market spreads. Top tiers managers are expected to issue more middle-market (MM) CLOs throughout this year and smaller managers are coming back to the market with their first deals of the year.
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BNP Paribas has hired Boris Funke as head of leveraged finance capital markets in Germany, giving him responsibility for expanding the bank's sponsored and corporate sub-investment grade franchise in the region.
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Goldman Sachs has launched a multi-borrower CMBS backed by office buildings in Austria, Finland, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Around half of the deal funds a portfolio that Fortress recently bought from Stena AB’s real estate arm.
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Segezha, the Russian paper and pulp company, has completed its IPO on the Moscow exchange. The conclusion of the listing was a relief for the company, given fears that it could have been derailed by political tensions between Russia and the US.
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Crédit Agricole has struck a new synthetic risk transfer deal with the International Finance Corporation, in which it will shed about 90% of the risk on $4bn of emerging market trade finance loans. The IFC expects to use securitization more to help banks in developing countries cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Commodity trader Trafigura has closed a $203.5m US private placement. It is the largest sustainability-linked issue on record, according to GlobalCapital analysis, and signals the PP market is taking ESG financing more seriously.
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