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The era of pure-play private equity is over. Banks are pulling different divisions together to serve the complex needs of global asset managers
Specialist moves after 18 years in the market
New dangers are making deals harder to do, but pricing for the haves is still tight
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Sirius is trekking the globe marketing a $500m senior secured note that is key to unlocking a $2.5bn revolver and $400m in convertible bonds. The financing will be used for a gigantic fertiliser mine in Yorkshire, UK. The coupon for the bond is expected to hit the double digits, making it one of the highest yielding issues of the year. -
Polish convenience store operator Żabka Polska is expected to close its dividend recap imminently, according to market participants. Bankers have compared the deal to the dividend recap transaction that Polish e-commerce platform Allegro completed in May.
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Alcentra, a European subsidiary of Bank of New York Mellon, has raised €5.5bn for a new private debt fund, a fundraising that puts it alongside Ares Capital and BlueBay Asset Management in securing giant commitments to deploy to Europe’s mid-market borrowers.
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Concerns around some Indonesian and Chinese credits, including Delta Merlin Dunia Textile and China Minsheng Investment Group, have put a dent in investor sentiment in Asia with bonds underperforming in the secondary market.
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Man GLG, the investment management business of Man Group has hired Patrick Kenney and Santiago Pardo, both of whom will focus on non-US stressed, distressed and opportunistic credit globally.
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Piped city gas distributor and repeat issuer China Oil and Gas Group has nabbed $320m for refinancing, offering investors some diversity amid a burst of supply from high yield property names.
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