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Liquidity event at American manager comes at fraught time for industry
No one is sure when AI's threat will strike, or where
Major sectors in leveraged loans are trading down, making shrewd credit selection vital
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Direct lender Alcentra has raised €557m for its second European fund focusing on stressed and distressed debt. AlbaCore closed a new disclocation fund with $1bn of commitments this week, too. Both aim to tap into companies that have fallen down the credit spectrum during the pandemic. -
Two European borrowers are looking to reprice leveraged loans tighter for the first time since the coronavirus crisis hit, underscoring the market’s strong tone following its recovery. Groupe CEP, a French insurance broker, was one of the first post-pandemic loan deals to break cover in early June, when the market still wanted to see some spread on new facilities.
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Axactor, a Norwegian debt purchaser firm, has launched a refinancing of its €200m 2021 bond alongside a rights issue, and a clean-up of its capital structure, which will "increase its capacity for new investments in a highly attractive NPL market".
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Vedanta Resources sold a $1bn bond this week, easing mounting concerns about its debt repayment abilities. The metal and mining company’s return was not easy, as it had to concede to a number of investor-friendly terms. Morgan Davis reports.
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Hayfin Capital Management returned to the US CLO market with a new issue after its first American transaction in June 2019. CLO supply is expected to be strong into year-end, with another 13 deals at least to be priced before Christmas.
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French supermarket group Casino has launched a refinancing to clean out its upcoming debt maturities, hitting the final issuance slot given the long syndication timeline for raising a term loan' B'. It aims to issue a €200m TLB and a €300m unsecured bond, while launching a tender offer to buy back up to €1.2bn of outstanding debt.
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