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Bankers are readying a fat pipeline of new primary projects in leveraged finance, which are likely to meet a deep swell of investor demand — with P2Ps, carve-outs, acquisitions and secondary deals all ready to be distributed in the first quarter, thanks to a reviving M&A market in the second half of last year.
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With rising Covid-19 infection rates sparking new social restrictions, Europe’s high grade loans bankers say they are ready provide vast amounts of short term funding to corporates, as they did when lockdowns first swept Europe last March. But many expect borrowers to lean more on the bond markets this time. -
Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and UniCredit have launched the buyout funding for Carlyle’s €2bn purchase of Flender, a company making wind turbine gearing, from Siemens. On offer is a €1.045bn term loan 'B' in sustainable format, plus a €150m revolver and €125m guarantee facility.
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Lagardère, the French book publisher and travel retail company, has signed a €465m short term government-backed loan and extended its revolving credit facility, as the company shuffles its loan liabilities amid a plunge in revenue.
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Singaporean ride-hailing company Grab Holdings has added a dash of excitement to the loan market with plans to raise $750m from a new outing. Pan Yue reports.
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Hellman & Friedman transferred Verisure, the Swedish alarm maker, into its ninth fund before Christmas, and has now launched a combined refinancing, dividend and consent deal to releverage the company. The first part of the package in the market is a €2bn loan deal led by Bank of America, with secured and unsecured bonds to follow.
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