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Claim that fees put off institutional investors denied
Meanwhile, BNP Paribas hires in structured finance
Debut manager is launching a CLO platform building on leveraged loan market experience
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Record spread tightening in the leveraged loan market is spurring issuers to decrease the size of bond deals and increase the amount of bank debt they are taking on, according to Corporate Financing Week, an LMW sister publication.
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Over $1 billion in commitments have rolled in for Venetian Casino Resort's $760 million "B" loan, with investors betting the spread on the institutional tranche is likely to flex down 50 basis points to LIBOR plus 2 1/4%.
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Merrill Lynch's credit research department is looking to hire a senior lead analyst for the basics sector.
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NewStar Financial, a new finance company operating in the corporate middle-market, real estate lending and asset-backed securities markets, is gearing up for a hiring and lending spree after raising $660 million in capital and closing on its first loan deal.
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Highland Capital Management is planning to expand into the structured products business and has brought on board Dansby White, formerly managing director and head of structured finance and CDOs at Merrill Lynch.
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Peter Duenas, v.p. in the cash and credit derivatives trading group at Goldman Sachs in London, has moved to the credit trading team at Lehman Brothers in London.
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Goldman Sachs landed the lead role on a $260 million financing for Kohlberg & Co.'s acquisition of Stanadyne Corp. after being the sell-side adviser and offering staple-financing for both the bank tranches and senior subordinated notes.
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William Jefferson Stuart, head of structuring and marketing for syndications at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM), has joined The Royal Bank of Scotland as managing director and head of loan markets for the Americas.
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John Beaver, pass-through trader at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York, has joined Deutsche Bank in a similar role.