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Major sectors in leveraged loans are trading down, making shrewd credit selection vital
Deal is one of the tightest prints this year and is the second European CLO solely arranged by Mizuho
Debut manager is launching a CLO platform building on leveraged loan market experience
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Source: Dealogic
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Volkswagen underscored the strength of appetite for corporate credit by taking the bond market by complete surprise on Thursday when it issued the first hybrid deal from a carmaker since the credit crisis. Incredibly, VW got the €2bn two-tranche perpetual away in a single day’s offering — more smash and grab than drive-by. After attracting a €4.5bn torrent of orders the company was even able to increase and tighten the deal and still see it trade up, writes Stefanie Linhardt. -
NIBC Bank is preparing a €300m European collateralized loan obligation, North Westerly CLO IV, with the Royal Bank of Scotland as arranger.
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Western European syndicated loans
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BSN Medical, the German bandage maker, allocated the refinancing of its euro and dollar term loan 'Bs' late last week. The issuer achieved margins 75bp-100bp tighter than original guidance after attracting investor interest despite a quiet August in the leveraged loan market.
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Numéricable, the French cable operator, has entered discussions with investors about a potential takeover of its sister company Completel. The documentation amendments, which leads presented in a conference call on Wednesday evening, are part of Numéricable’s broader preparation for an initial public offering.
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After an August bereft of deals, the European high yield market is gearing up for a return of transactions in September. While issuance is not expected to top last year's €9.1bn equivalent September record, some €5bn of deals could be in the making.
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Dealogic league tables of total revenue transactions, August 30, 2013. Including Investment Banking, Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Syndicated Loan revenues.
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NIBC Bank is preparing a EUR300 million ($396.7 million) European collateralized loan obligation, North Westerly CLO IV, with the Royal Bank of Scotland as arranger.
