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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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Five borrowers helped to contribute to a heavy deal pipeline for acquisitions and refinancings this week, as secondary spreads tightened after last week's no issuance. -
Wuzhou International Holdings’ Hong Kong-listed shares and dollar bonds resumed trading on Friday after slumping heavily in late May. The reopening followed a filing from the company on Thursday evening admitting it has defaulted on some of its payment obligations.
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S&P Global Ratings knocked a notch off pet food retailer PetSmart’s corporate credit rating on Thursday, citing the firm’s ‘unsustainable’ capital structure and the increased risk of a distressed debt exchange after a portion of its subsidiary Chewy was transferred to private equity sponsors.
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Allocations for a €3.025bn acquisition loan from Czech investment fund PPF Group are due in the next few days, according to a lead.
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The European Central Bank surprised some corporate bond market participants on Thursday by setting out how it expects monetary policy to evolve over the next year and a half.
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Asia’s bond market suffered prolonged bouts of volatility in the first half of the year. Bankers, credit analysts and asset managers are trying to shake off the disappointments in both the primary and secondary markets, but the signs are not good. Addison Gong reports.
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