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After quitting M&A and equity capital markets in Europe and the US last year, HSBC is striving to maintain global relevance — and London and New York still have a role to play
Despite the allure of lower loan prices, CLO managers should print deals cautiously
Software loan sell-offs and the Iran war have caused US and European loans to price differently
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Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group, which tapped the loan market for a $7.2bn bridge loan last year to acquire retail giant Tesco’s Asia business, is now seeking covenant waivers on the fundraising. The move — which bankers say is triggered in part by CP’s plan to offload some of its newly-gained stake in Tesco — has hurt lenders’ confidence in the Thai conglomerate and raised questions around its strategy. Pan Yue reports. -
A wave of mergers and acquisitions is on the way, driven by the rise in awareness of climate change, bankers believe. But there will be no easy options for companies trying to reshape their businesses for the low carbon transition, and the process will create winners and losers.
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German telecoms company United Internet began bookbuilding a Schuldschein on Wednesday afternoon, according to market sources. It has the tightest pricing on a new deal since the pandemic began.
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A Dutch court has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell is partly responsible for climate change and must reduce its global carbon emissions — including those caused when customers burn its products — by 45% from 2019 levels by 2030. If the ruling is sustained on appeal it would cause a seismic shift in the balance of power on climate change, with huge implications for financial markets.
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Polymetal, one of Russia’s largest gold producers, has added to its green debt by raising $400m from international lenders
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The UK financial regulator succeeded in persuading a court to throw out Amigo Loans’ scheme of arrangement, a move which may force the troubled high-cost lender to come back with a further proposal to manage its debt — perhaps hitting shareholders and wholesale creditors harder this time, or even handing part of the company to its customers.
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