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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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Indonesia’s Medco Energi Internasional and China’s GCL New Energy Holdings bagged $500m each from debt investors on Tuesday, showing the appeal of the commodities and renewable industries. -
Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous Metals Co has made a rapid return to the dollar loan market, seeking commitments for a $100m one year facility.
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US retailer Sears announced its intention on Tuesday to swap unsecured and senior secured debt into new payment-in-kind notes that could be converted into common stock. Seeing this as a distressed debt exchange, Fitch Ratings quickly downgraded the retailer to C.
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Axilone, Comexposium and Hurtigruten have begun the syndication of a combined deal volume of €1.5bn, but European leveraged loan spreads are now so tight that some investors are heading for the exit.
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Nordic high yield bond bankers are making a play to attract more borrowers from elsewhere in Europe, promising them access to local investors familiar with mid-cap borrowers and small deal sizes. This week, SecureLink, a Belgian software security company, listed its first bond on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
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Fosun International raised $700m from two bonds on Monday, tapping an outstanding three year sold at the end of 2017 while extending its maturity profile with a new five non call three year. The deal came a week after Moody’s raised the issuer’s corporate family rating by one notch.
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