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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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Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and UniCredit have launched the buyout funding for Carlyle’s €2bn purchase of Flender, a company making wind turbine gearing, from Siemens. On offer is a €1.045bn term loan 'B' in sustainable format, plus a €150m revolver and €125m guarantee facility. -
Singaporean ride-hailing company Grab Holdings has added a dash of excitement to the loan market with plans to raise $750m from a new outing. Pan Yue reports.
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Hellman & Friedman transferred Verisure, the Swedish alarm maker, into its ninth fund before Christmas, and has now launched a combined refinancing, dividend and consent deal to releverage the company. The first part of the package in the market is a €2bn loan deal led by Bank of America, with secured and unsecured bonds to follow.
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Asia’s dollar bond market reopened this week with record issuance. Issuers are usually keen to get in ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday, but the start to 2021 has seen a rush of new primary deals like never before. Bankers said the supply will continue, although they expect it to slow down in the next few weeks. Morgan Davis reports.
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UK stationery retailer Paperchase has submitted a notice of intent to appoint administrators, as it struggles to cope with the effects of lockdowns and disruption to Christmas sales.
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Adler Group, a BB+ rated company bringing an IG-style refi trade, looks set to be the first European levfin deal of 2021, with a mandate out on Wednesday for a dual tranche issue led by JP Morgan. The German property business had a transformative 2020, with two big acquisitions and a rights issue, and was last in the bond market in November.
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