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  • BNP Paribas has announced Harvest CLO XXV for Investcorp Credit Management, the second post-Covid CLO issue for the manager. Though its 45% ramping is lower than usual for a new CLO, this allowed the manager to build the portfolio from August, in full knowledge of second quarter figures for the underlying companies.
  • Debt purchasing firms are repeatedly hitting the high yield market to prepare their capital structures for the likely wave of portfolio sales as pandemic support schemes roll off, with France’s iQera the latest in the market. But some companies in the sector are in no position to refinance, such as Lowell which is effectively shut out of the market with its own credit concerns, raising questions about whether these companies can compete for post-Covid loan sales.
  • Weak investor sentiment, oversupply and aggressive pricing strategies hurt the Asian dollar bond market this week. As issuers rushed to sell deals before China’s Golden Week holiday and the US presidential election in November, many were left with transactions that fell short of expectations or slumped in the secondary market. Morgan Davis reports.
  • JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley’s positions at the top of the UK corporate broking rankings have undoubtedly helped their equity capital markets businesses, but Goldman Sachs stands out for its disruptive approach, writes David Rothnie.
  • Payment in kind notes and preference shares will likely play an increased role in new leveraged buyout structures, as sponsors seek to bridge the gap to ever more stretched equity valuations against a backdrop of depressed earnings.
  • Banks may be using their lending relationships with companies to press them into granting bond mandates, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions has warned. This follows the UK Financial Conduct Authority's remarks about similar pressure for equity mandates in April.
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