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New dangers are making deals harder to do, but pricing for the haves is still tight
Manager refinances 2023 deal, reset in 2024
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Gabriel Grego, managing partner and chief investment officer at Quintessential Capital, is known among investors for his devastating critiques of fraudulent companies. A former paratrooper in the Israeli Defence Force, Grego is on what he sees as a moral crusade to sniff out corporate corruption. He is adamant, he tells GlobalCapital, that activist short selling is a force for good in financial markets — and society as a whole.
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The CLO market is expected to enter a frenzied period of deal activity heading into the fourth quarter, as managers look to get deals done in the narrow window before the US presidential election on November 3.
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