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  • German flag carrier Lufthansa mandated a new unsecured bond on Monday, two weeks after it stormed into the convertible market on the back of the rally sparked by positive Covid-19 vaccine trials. The airline might have lost its investment grade ratings, but it is sticking to high grade bond execution norms, prepping a Reg S-only unsecured issue from its EMTN shelf.
  • Cineworld has stapled warrants for 9.9% of the company to its latest tranche of emergency funding, a $450m lifeline that comes with an undisclosed but eyewatering interest rate. The new cash has unlocked a further round of covenant waivers from its revolver banks, and should give the company a chance to keep trading until coronavirus vaccines bring back a semblance of normality to the economy.
  • China Evergrande Group got a boost to its bond and stock prices on Monday, after its flagship subsidiary convinced a large group of equity holders not to exercise a put option. The company also secured two new state-backed investors.
  • Touch screen manufacturer General Interface Solutions, an affiliate of Foxconn Technology Group, is seeking a $300m loan to refinance a deal set to mature next year.
  • Two Chinese banks have agreed to arrange a $1.1bn loan to support China Biologic Products Holdings’ delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange.
  • Goldman Sachs has appointed new heads of its UK investment banking and EMEA equity capital markets businesses.
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