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  • The US private placement market rarely gets going until after its main conference in Miami in January, typically restricting deal flow to February. Restrictions on travel mean the event is on ice until September, offering a rare opportunity for early movers. But many in the market still do not see a strong pipeline of deals.
  • UK gambling firm Entain, the former GVC Holdings, rejected a buyout bid from MGM on Monday morning, which could have added a second multibillion gaming deal alongside the Caesar’s bid for William Hill. MGM had offered to pay in stock, but regardless, the year is looking bright for debt-funded UK buyouts, with a healthy pipeline building.
  • British Airways has signed a £2bn loan backed by the UK’s export credit agency, and its parent company International Airlines Group is seeking to raise further debt to improve its liquidity position.
  • Asia’s loans bankers are starting the new year with some optimism that the market will improve after a difficult 2020.
  • The V20 group of finance ministers from countries especially vulnerable to climate change has prepared a Climate Prosperity Plan — analogous to a green new deal — which it hopes will help member countries devise 10 year investment plans to recover from Covid-19 while becoming more climate-resilient.
  • Fondo Gomma Plastica, Fopen, Pegaso and Previmoda are looking for a direct lender to manage just under €200m of capital, in a push for higher yielding assets.