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Bitcoin ABS edges forward as price plunge turns collateral to cash

When loans' LTVs hit 80%, Bitcoin stakes are liquidated in seconds
London continues to benefit from metal price volatility

Congo picked the best of an unappealing bunch of options

The yield was ultra high but Congo had little room to manoeuvre

Yondr takes the stage, as Europe’s data centre ABS market comes of age

US market remains the model as template issuance takes shape
London continues to benefit from metal price volatility
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  • Two of the largest private placement investors have beaten the broader market to a deal with Biffa, the UK waste management company, after many investors expected the transaction to be widely marketed. More frequently, larger investors are going direct to borrowers with bilateral and club deals, undercutting the syndicated market.
  • US-based battery maker Energizer launched a €650m eight year unsecured bond on Wednesday, intending to refinance its 2026 notes, cut interest costs and push out its maturities.
  • Vietnamese education company Nguyen Hoang Group is making its offshore loan debut with a $62m deal.
  • Europe’s holiday from the budget constraints of the Stability and Growth Pact will soon be at an end, but few are eager to return to austere times and limited borrowing. The EU’s sustainability agenda is a clear way around it.
  • ABS
    GoodLeap last week, formerly called Loanpal until last week, is issuing the first ever ABS deal backed by a portfolio which includes home efficiency loans, according to a pre-sale report issued on Friday.
  • Bouygues, the French industrial group, sold its final large block trade in Alstom on Tuesday night in an effective clean-up. Investors jumped at the last chance they had to buy shares in the French rail company from Bouygues.