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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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After another volatile week, during which primary issuance went from hero to zero and the secondary market tumbled, Asian bond bankers are preparing for what they hope will be a busy last few weeks of the year — possibly until the very last working day of 2018, writes Addison Gong. -
Loans bankers in Asia already bemoaning the reduced outbound M&A driven activity from China could be dealt a further blow after the European Union (EU) said it will start screening foreign direct investment (FDI) more closely. Pan Yue examines the impact this will have on Asia’s leveraged and acquisition financing market.
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The gap between default rates for OECD and emerging market project finance bank loans has narrowed to almost nothing. However, on average, banks can expect to wait longer after a default to recover money owed outside the world’s most developed economies, according to S&P Global.
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The US Federal Reserve has been raising rates for nearly three years now and was tapering its quantitative easing for two years before that. Meanwhile the European Central Bank was still cutting its rates and only in 2018 did it start tapering its quantitative easing. However, the change in the ECB’s policy may mean we see growth converging rather than diverging and it is something investors are already considering.
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Huachen Energy Co’s dollar bonds recovered slightly after the Chinese company said it will not default on its $500m notes, despite skipping a coupon payment and failing to repay an onshore loan.
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Sands China has closed a $2bn five year borrowing with participation from around 10 banks.
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