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When the Covid-19 crisis hit in the spring, it looked like a golden opportunity for private credit funds. But the window shut as quickly as it opened, preventing the hungry funds from deploying much of their dry powder. But their moment may have finally arrived. -
Qatar National Bank, by assets the largest bank in the Middle East and North Africa, has raised a dual tranche $3.5bn syndicated loan, one of the largest emerging market loans signed this year.
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Blackstone is working on the financing for a potential acquisition of India’s Piramal Glass. Although the deal is still in its early stages, international banks are facing competition from cheap onshore liquidity. Pan Yue reports.
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Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, announced on Tuesday night a 10 point plan for the environment, including phasing out petrol cars by 2030. But policy specialists are disappointed that the plan lacks financing commitments and especially that there is no announcement of a national investment bank.
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Hamburg Airport has launched a Schuldschein deal, following Munich Airport’s entry into the market in early October.
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Sistema, the Russian diversified holding company, has raised a sustainability-linked credit line through the country's largest lender, Sberbank. Though there has been an increase in sustainability-linked financing in Russia, this deal marks the first ESG-linked loan between a domestic corporate and borrower.
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