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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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Borrowers have broken the 10 day spell without a deal in the European high yield market, and are coming back with refinancing deals. Faurecia, the French car parts manufacturer, opened the new batch with a refinancing deal on Thursday. -
Chinese issuers are back following the Lunar New Year break. Far East Horizon and Redco Properties Group are both wooing bond investors, effectively reopening the dollar debt market in Asia.
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Before this week, sterling corporate bond investors had had just four new issues to consider in 2018, but by Wednesday this had increased by three. Sterling investors have a reputation for not getting carried away with sentiment, but they have been pleased to see the increase in activity.
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VPBank Finance is tapping international loan market liquidity for an up to $200m three year facility, which has two lenders at the helm.
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Morgan Stanley analysts described the potential rollback of risk retention rules for US CLO managers as a “modest positive” for the market on Tuesday, adding $10bn to their 2018 issuance forecast, but they warned that credit quality could suffer in new deals because of the scarcity of leveraged loans.
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Wireless carrier Sprint sold a larger than expected $1.5bn eight year high yield bond on Tuesday. The company also clarified that its outstanding spectrum-backed ABS bonds do not conflict with covenants on its existing high yield bonds, before an anticipated new slug of paper from the securitization shelf.
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