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Utilities metering company could refinance Schuldschein in coming months
Tight spreads keep Middle East borrowers in bond market, and away from loans
Kazakh bank doubles the tenor to two years compared to previous deals
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Bonds of Unilever, the consumer goods firm, jumped on Thursday, despite it being a day of risk aversion in the markets, after it announced plans to merge its Dutch and UK entities. Unilever billed the move as simplifying its corporate structure to prepare for what it expects to be "the increasingly dynamic business environment that the Covid-19 pandemic will create" — as bankers predict industrial shake-ups will lead to mergers and acquisitions. -
Norwegian cruise and ferry company Hurtigruten has raised a €105m three year loan through JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, ranking in line with its existing loans and paying 800bp. This follows an agreement on Monday to suspend the company’s leverage covenant and replace it with a cash covenant, an approach that lenders are increasingly using for companies facing sharp revenue stops.
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Some CLO managers in Europe are discussing new warehouse lines, paving the way for the CLO primary market to restart after pre-Covid deals are cleared. Counterparts in the US, meanwhile, are riding a wave of optimism that will likely take the market back to pre-pandemic pricing levels over the summer. Owen Sanderson and Paola Aurisicchio report.
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Chinese online marketplace 58.com is seeking a $3bn loan for its take-private from the Nasdaq. The company is relying on Chinese banks to raise the money, but several told GlobalCapital Asia they were not interested. Pan Yue reports.
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Sweden’s EQT, the private equity company, has signed the largest ever ESG-linked subscription credit facility, raising hopes that the structure could become more common among PE firms.
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UniCredit has hired an executive from Zurich Insurance as head of group ESG strategy and impact banking.
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