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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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Swissport is looking to reprice its existing €850m term loan and add on another €50m, in a test of market appetite to tighten terms for companies with owners outside the top tier group of sponsors. The refi comes as reports suggest HNA Holdings, the Chinese conglomerate, is once again looking to sell the company after talks last year collapsed.
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Trans Retail Indonesia, also known as Carrefour Indonesia, has launched a dual-currency deal into general syndication, opting for a slightly different approach to paying participation fees to lenders.
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Zhongliang Holdings Group Co has raised $250m from a 364-day deal, on the back of revived trading in Chinese high yield property bonds.
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Peter Glaser will become sole head of European direct lending at Alcentra, as his former co-head Graeme Delaney-Smith is leaving the firm for retirement. Alcentra has also hired two senior people for its origination team.
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Standard Chartered is looking to build out its CLO trading capabilities in EMEA, and is in the market for a CLO trader, part of the bank’s broader push into European securitized products.
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Reports from Pitchbook and Preqin have found an increased concentration of capital in private debt funds. This is giving larger asset managers a whip hand in dealmaking, while smaller funds struggle to raise and deploy capital, and investors seek the safety of big players ahead of an expected downturn.
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