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New dangers are making deals harder to do, but pricing for the haves is still tight
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Virgin Media is in the market with its third high yield deal in a week, which will clear the way for its merger with O2 by redeeming existing bonds with obstructive covenants in place preventing the telecoms group from reorganising its capital structure. That means a big payday for bondholders in the notes due 2022, who will be paid the make-whole premium for early redemption. -
Marcus John, founder and chief executive of Sports Capital Advisors, tells GlobalCapital to expect a wave of insolvencies in national sport leagues but, he believes, sports with global appeal should fare better after lockdowns ease. Whether TV rights, a key source of revenue for major leagues, will be impacted remains unclear.
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Cambodia’s Prasac Microfinance Institution has increased its latest offshore borrowing to $95m after attracting eight participants during syndication.
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Hong Kong-listed oil company Hilong Holding pushed back the exchange deadline for its 2020 bonds again on Monday, leaving the issuer with a short window to get the deal wrapped up before the notes mature on June 22.
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A number of new dollar bonds were announced in Asia on Monday, with issuers buoyed by the strong investor support last week in both the primary and secondary markets.
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Three European companies, one of them a high yield issuer, jumped into the corporate bond market on Friday, the first to test the waters after the European Central Bank's promise the previous day to top them up with another €600bn of liquidity through its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp). They found overwhelming demand, leading to fast sales, an increase and deeply negative new issue premiums.
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