Natixis
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Oman Shipping Company is syndicating an underwritten loan, after other state-owned Oman firms PDO and Dhofar Power Company wrapped up deals in recent weeks. -
The European investment grade corporate bond market has been ticking along like a metronome this week, printing a steady deal a day. And encouragingly, big deals have returned.
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Unrated Italian health and beauty product maker Artsana has allocated the loan funding for its 60% stake acquisition by Investindustrial, with pricing unaffected by the Brexit vote.
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China National Chemical Corp held a roadshow on Tuesday in Hong Kong for banks invited to join its $12.7bn loan in general syndication, as it looks to tie up funds for its acquisition of Swiss firm Syngenta.
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French data processing services firm Tessi is marketing €276m of loans to fund its acquisition by Dentressangle Initiatives, as some pressures on the levloan market from EU political tensions recede.
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The Loan Market Association appointed four new board members at its annual general meeting this week
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Just one bank was absent from French automotives parts manufacturer Faurecia’s amend and extend deal signed June 24.
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Electricité de France has named 16 banks to underwrite its €4bn rights issue, of which €3bn will be bought by the French government.
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Swedish sponsor EQT is set to syndicate €1.25bn of loans in July to fund its acquisition of German Bilfinger’s real estate business, in a market that has been led by German and French deals since the Brexit referendum.
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Amid the chaos in global markets on June 24, the IPO of Veneto Banca reached its expected conclusion: the book closed almost empty and the listing was cancelled, leaving Fondo Atlante, the Italian bank rescue fund, to provide the €1bn of capital Veneto had to raise.
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Leveraged loan investors this week showed healthy appetite for core European deals as French data processor Tessi and German jewellery maker Amor began marketing their acquisition loans.
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A $12.7bn Asia-focused loan for China National Chemical Corp’s acquisition of Swiss firm Syngenta is expected to enter the second phase of syndication as early as next week.
