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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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Merlin Entertainments, the UK-listed theme park operator, has launched a £2.4bn ($2.96bn) loan syndication to back its £5.9bn buyout by a private equity consortium. It is expected to add bonds to the financing package. -
Virgin Media launched a refinancing of its $3.4bn senior secured term loan B, with a combined offering across sterling bonds, and euro and dollar loans. The move comes two weeks after Swiss telco Salt proved that bonds could price meaningfully tighter than leveraged loans for the right issuer, and Virgin also saw a strong result.
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is looking at shaking up how UCITS funds manage liquidity, following the high profile pressures at Woodford. Under proposals being explored, bond and equities funds might face stress testing, and the definition of an illiquid asset could change.
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Mexican payroll lender Crédito Real brought Latin American high yield corporate issuance back to the European bond markets for the first time in five years last week, in a deal that fed euro buyers’ hunger for new names.
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Zhongliang Holdings Group Co, the Chinese high yield property company, returned to the dollar bond market on Friday, adding $100m to its coffers in a tap of its maiden 2021 bonds, issued only the week before.
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Beijing Hongkun Weiye Real Estate Development Co sold a three non-put two year bond on Friday last week with one of the highest yields Asia has seen this year.
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