Société Générale
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The leveraged loan market is approaching Christmas on course to beat last year’s issuance, particularly for financing of new buyouts. -
American fast food chain operator McDonald’s on Tuesday sold the sixth reverse Yankee deal in a month, issuing a long six year tranche and a 12 year tranche to raise €1.2bn.
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French toll road operator Holding d’Infrastructures de Transport paid a hefty premium last Friday as it sold a dual tranche bond to help refinance its March 2018 note. The Baa3 rated subsidiary of Spanish infrastructure company Abertis suffered from the uncertainty surrounding a takeover of its parent company.
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Two leveraged loan deals in the market this week, for Tele Columbus and PlusServer, have both had their margins tightened by 25bp, suggesting that market participants who predicted early this week that spreads were going to start widening had spoken too soon.
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Some 17 banks have pledged roughly €15bn in a bridge loan to support Hochtief's bid for Abertis, the Spanish toll road operator.
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Four new investment grade corporate bond issues in euros and one in sterling ensured European investors were much busier on Tuesday than they had been on Monday.
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On Tuesday, American fast food chain operator McDonald’s sold the sixth reverse yankee deal in a month, issuing a long six year tranche and a 12 year tranche to raise €1.2bn.
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Russia’s State Transport Leasing Co (GTLK) is planning investor update meetings next Monday.
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Co has signed its $6bn debut syndicated loan facility with 13 banks. The deal was well received by banks, driving down pricing to new lows.
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China’s Liaoning Fangda Group Industrial Co and BlueFocus Communication Group Co are meeting investors this week for their first international bond offerings. Huarong Real Estate Co, meanwhile, will hit the road for a euro deal.
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French toll road operator Holding d'Infrastructures de Transport paid a hefty premium on Friday as it sold a dual tranche bond to help refinance its March 2018 note.
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Government-backed Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co has become the latest issuer in Asia to pull a dollar bond, faced with a market overloaded with supply.
