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◆ Schaeffler attracts €5.8bn peak book… ◆ …while SPIE finds €2.8bn of orders ◆ Strong demand allows for strong price moves
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
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Rubis Terminal made the first European high yield debut since the start of the coronavirus crisis, issuing a new €410m bond to fund a minority investment buyout by infrastructure specialist I Squared Capital. Business has boomed at the company, which operates bulk liquid storage, thanks to the collapsing oil price.
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The coronavirus pandemic will test the complex relationship between bank loans and the fabled ancillary business supposed to make it all worthwhile. Some banks have provided heaps of extra cash for European clients to keep them alive and it has changed the shape of the loan market, with some banks ramping up market share. But will companies return the love when the time comes? -
While the US high yield market has delivered a deluge of secured rescue bonds to bail out airlines, cruise lines, car rental firms, hotels and other "zero revenue" virus casualties, European high yield has stayed sedate, cautious, and stuck to the safest sectors. Can the European bond market rise to rescue financing?
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Paper and pulp maker Sappi is raising a new €250m senior five year non-call two bond, looking to shore up its already ample corporate liquidity, following an existing agreement with its revolving credit facility (RCF) lenders to waive covenants until March next year. But despite the company’s actions, its outstanding bonds are quoted as low as 80, meaning it will likely have to pay up.
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Indonesian palm oil producer Perkebunan Nusantara III (PTPN) is seeking consent from banks to delay payments on a dollar loan, given expectations of a hit to its business because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But bankers told GlobalCapital Asia this week that the state-owned company has enough cash to make the payments, with the syndicate team set to reject its deferral request. Pan Yue reports.
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CLOs with shorter reinvestment periods continue to dominate the primary market in the US, as managers shift to actively managed deals rather than static transactions that reopened the market in April.
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