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  • The Eu6bn revolver for French utility Electricité de France (EDF) is performing well in syndication. The deal, like so many plain vanilla revolvers for Europe's corporate elite, has frustrated lenders because of the low return on offer. However, EDF is a top name with ancillary business to offer and has the added benefit of having implicit French government support. Because of this raising Eu6bn from the market should not prove too difficult.
  • Mandated lead arrangers ING (bookrunners), HBOS (bookrunner) and Goldman Sachs have received a number commitments in syndication of the £525m of debt facilities supporting the recapitalisation of DIY retailer Focus Wickes. The arrangers hope to close the books next week.
  • Floating rate issuance jumped in the US corporate bond market this week as issuers such as GECC and Citigroup took advantage of a strong bid for short duration paper. Even though short term rates are at 40 year lows, and in spite of the fact that it has so much debt outstanding, GECC had no trouble attracting interest for a $500m two year floater and a $1.5bn three year FRN.
  • CSFB and Merrill Lynch are arranging the debt facilities backing the secondary buy-out of games and casinos business Gala. The banks are backing a consortium of Candover and Cinven. The two private equity sponsors were this week granted exclusivity by the vendor, CSFB Private Equity. CSFB bought the business in 2000.
  • Rating: Aaa/AAA/AAA Amount: Eu4bn EuReference Note
  • Rating: Aaa/AAA/AAA Tranche 1: $500m
  • Rating: Aaa/AAA/AAA Amount: $2bn
  • Rating: Aaa/AAA/AAA Amount: Sfr300m
  • Rating: Aaa/AAA Amount: $900m
  • Rating: Aaa/AAA Amount: Nkr1bn (fungible with Nkr1bn issue launched 07/01/03)
  • Rating: Aaa/AAA/AAA Amount: Dkr750m
  • UBS Warburg has begun marketing a Eu285m securitisation of German auto loans for FFS Bank, the German finance arm of Swiss car importer Emil Frey Group. The company carries out a range of lending activities, including general purpose and car dealer loans. Auto loans, originated through 2,000 dealers across Germany, account for around two-thirds of its total book.