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Specialist moves after 18 years in the market
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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Tianqi Lithium Corp’s rising debt burden since its acquisition of a stake in a Chilean mining company two years ago is causing trouble. The Chinese borrower is seeking covenant waivers and a tenor extension on part of a $3.5bn loan, raising concerns among bankers about the performance of other commodity credits amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Pan Yue reports. -
Credit Suisse took a $294m hit from marking leveraged finance underwriting exposure to market in the first quarter, its results on Thursday showed, as March’s volatility and jump in credit spreads took their toll.
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The European Central Bank is expected to broaden its asset purchasing to include bonds from issuers that have lost their investment grade ratings as a result of the coronavirus crisis — a funding lifeline to companies now rated BBB- or with one foot already in the junk camp.
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CLO managers are on the defensive as the pace of leveraged loan downgrades accelerates in April.
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Banks providing reserve-based lending facilities to oil exploration companies are looking to sell these loans, usually held and refinanced as ultra-secure relationship products, at bargain basement prices.
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Italian-American car company Fiat Chrysler has drawn down on its €6.25bn revolving credit facility to shore up its finances during the Covid-19 pandemic, though the company has left a new bridge loan untouched.
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