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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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Chinese textile company Victory City International Holdings’ financial predicament has taken a turn for the worse as it revealed previously undisclosed outstanding debt at its subsidiaries this week. -
CLO markets have snapped back to pre-Covid levels and structures, but with two major differences — easier rating rules from Moody’s and the rush to allow managers flexibility to own workout loans. While the Moody's changes have been accepted by the market, workout loans remain more controversial, but are gaining traction as the flood of resets permits managers to update their docs.
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Sound Point has set a new standard for the European CLO market by bringing a deal to market with a five year reinvestment period, a structure common in the US but largely absent in euros, even pre-pandemic. The deal also saw a healthy spread of equity demand, GlobalCapital understands, underlining the potential for strong supply even from those managers without captive vehicles to hold their subordinated notes.
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CLO markets on both sides of the Atlantic are suffering from a surfeit of supply, according to traders, managers and investors, with the softer tone showing up in mezzanine tranches following near-record volumes of new issue and refi supply in the past months.
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Greece’s Public Power Corporation has issued the first euro high yield sustainability-linked bond, which is to fund the power utility’s planned transition from lignite power generation to renewables over the next two years, and offering a hefty 50bp coupon kicker if it misses the goal.
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Companies unveiled three dividend recap deals this week in a sign that the leveraged loan market remains well bid, thanks to strong CLO formation and a technical shortage of paper so far this year.
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