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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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The huge demand seen for ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s buyout financing, the largest bridge loan left on banks’ books through the Covid-19 crisis, should reassure credit committees and capital markets operators that the LBO market is wide open again, for the right business. Owen Sanderson reports. -
Specialist transmission manufacturer Renk sold a high yield bond this week, testing the market’s capacity for companies in cyclical sectors — though marketing for the five year issue lent heavily on the company’s stable military and servicing contracts.
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Angelo Gordon has broken the record recently set by Albacore to print new post-coronavirus tights, with Bank of America leading the senior notes to land at a discount margin (DM) of 150bp.
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Banks have launched the buyout funding for Lone Star’s purchase of BASF Construction Chemicals into market, as the storming execution of ThyssenKrupp Elevator shows the discount banks must take to exit pre-Covid positions is rapidly shrinking. But underwriters had already taken risk off the table by pre-placing the larger dollar loan, with GSO likely taking a piece.
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Banks backing Cinven, KKR and Providence’s take-private of MasMovil have boosted the size of the euro loan tranche in the market this week by €500m, cutting down the planned bond that will fund the remainder of the deal, the first major LBO announced in Europe since the coronavirus crisis.
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A long-running attempt by Chinese oil company Hilong Holding to complete an exchange offer on a dollar bond has failed, after it confirmed a default this week. The situation has caused analysts to speculate on how it could have executed its deal better. Alice Huang reports.
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