Loans and High Yield
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Morpho leads the way for European leveraged loan issuance this week, the largest of five deals in the market and the largest euro leveraged buyout of the year by some distance. -
The credit arms of private equity firms CVC and EQT have joined efforts to provide Paymentsense, the UK card payment services firm, with a refinancing unitranche facility — a form of financing that could increase next year.
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After almost two years away from the market, Thomas Cook opened a three day roadshow on Tuesday for a new euro deal, which will redeem its only sterling bond and portions of its 2020 euro notes.
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Santander has hired Andrew Clayton to lead its UK leveraged finance division and grow its business in the mid-size corporate market.
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Chinese auto company Loncin Holdings launched a new dim sum bond Monday, the issuer’s first international market transaction, as two other Chinese names issued mandates for their own debuts.
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Zhenjiang Cultural Tourism Industry Group wrapped last week's busy period in Asia ex-Japan debt capital markets with a three year offering.
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Chinese local government financing vehicle Shaanxi Xixian New Area Fengxi New City Development and Construction (Group) Co tiptoed into the market on Thanksgiving Thursday, launching and pricing a new $120m deal by lunch time.
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Oil trading and bunkering business Winson Group has wrapped up syndication of a $90m one year revolving credit facility.
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Chinese travel firm Ctrip has bought Edinburgh-based Skyscanner for £1.4bn, adding to the growing list of UK tech companies being sold to foreign investors.
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Four banks will lead the financing for the €533m acquisition of Romanian retail chain Profi, the largest private equity acquisition ever in Romania.
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China Aluminum International Engineering (Chalieco), ICBC International and Changsha Pilot all walked away with fresh funds on Wednesday, pricing their deals ahead of Thursday’s US Thanksgiving holiday.
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Shaanxi Xixian New Area Fengxi New City Development and Construction (Group) Co was the lone name out in the Asia dollar debt market on Thursday following a frenzied start to the week.
