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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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Boutique investment bank SC Lowy signalled the potential it sees in the Italian banking sector through its acquisition of Credito di Romagna this week. Michel Löwy, CEO of the firm, also views it as a way to expand the firm’s European leveraged finance operations. -
Asia’s syndicated loan market is offering razor-sharp funding to sovereign borrowers, and that is not just limited to the more developed countries in the market. Pakistan and Sri Lanka are returning to the market with $1.45bn of loans between them, and both look set to cut their pricing significantly. Pan Yue reports.
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Indonesia’s Star Energy Geothermal raised $580m from its debut green bond this week, selling a deal that also had some of the hallmarks of a project finance deal — a rare combination in Asia’s credit market. But the deal hit several speed bumps along the way. Morgan Davis reports.
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Coal mining company Mongolyn Alt (MAK) has further extended bookbuilding for its five year non-call two transaction, which is now expected to be priced in the week of April 23. The deal started taking orders officially on Tuesday.
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Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup Joint Stock Company is seeking a $400m loan for its newly established car manufacturing business.
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Several Chinese real estate companies, including Sunac China Holdings and Central China Real Estate, took advantage of relatively stable markets to ride the dollar issuance momentum this week. But supply pressure meant that many saw their bonds then trade under water.
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