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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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Conservative and liberal members of the European Parliament have voted down an ambitious draft of the bill to set up the EU’s Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities, in favour of a weaker text with fewer safeguards for the environment and society. -
Hayfin Emerald CLO 2, a €407.5m CLO arranged by Goldman Sachs and managed by Hayfin Capital Management, received initial price thoughts this week, with the deal due to be priced by Friday.
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Private equity firm Platinum Equity is about to close the senior syndication for a $165m borrowing to support its acquisition of Singapore’s PCI.
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Asia’s primary bond market has started the year with a bang. New dollar issuance has been steady, and issuers are getting increasingly confident in their ability to court investors with what can only be considered bull market deals. But the market isn’t strong enough to allow issuers to get away with such aggressive terms for long.
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News that UK plastic packaging producer RPC’s board had approved the bid of US rival Berry Global Group has been met with disappointment in Europe’s leveraged finance market, which had been gearing up to finance a £3.32bn leveraged buyout of RPC by US private equity firm Apollo.
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High yield bond issuance in Europe is perking up, with several deals being marketed or just about to be launched. Beginning its roadshow on Monday was Sappi, the South African paper company, which wants to issue €450m to replace an older bond; starting on Tuesday is French car parts group Faurecia, seeking €500m.
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