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Bot claims funding is ‘cheaper than peers who borrow from independent banks or credit funds’
Innovation and ambition have been hallmarks of mergers and acquisitions activity this year, but there are some signs of weakness in private equity
A slow destruction of misallocated investment is more likely than a sudden stop
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An innovative collaboration between six organisations from different sectors has led to the creation of the Subnational Climate Finance Initiative, which will work with local governments in developing countries to fund green infrastructure. The scheme highlights the value — but also the difficulty — of blended finance.
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CLO debt investors are demanding cleaner CLO portfolios with underlying collateral less vulnerable to the impact of Covid and with high recovery prospects. With US CLO supply volumes at record levels, investors have the opportunity to pick and choose their deals, pushing managers into a fight over pricing and portfolios.
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IAG issued a dual tranche euro bond this week — its first since the pandemic struck — following an extensive round of actions to shore up its balance sheet in the face of plunging airline passenger traffic. Investors looking for a recovery story piled into the new issue, which found more than €5bn of demand.
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French car parts maker Faurecia has issued its first green bond, which will help fund its growing investments in hydrogen fuel cell technology.
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Complex refis, Covid-hit industries and chunky dividends are the order of the day in levfin, as banks clear out the tougher end of their pipeline in the last weeks of the quarter.
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Indonesian multi-finance companies are ready to charge back into the loan market after a quiet 2020, as the country’s economy picks up and consumer sentiment improves. Banks are also ready to accept borrowers from the sector, but there are challenges ahead, writes Pan Yue.
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