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The Prague-based defence and technology firm attracted 18 institutions into a deal which compressed margins by 150bp
Sleeping SLLs clause enters template as compressed margins make borrowers reluctant to deal with verification costs
First Abu Dhabi joins the syndicate for the short term loan all but equalling the size of a previous revolving facility
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Emerging market borrowers are turning their noses up at the terms on offer in the loan market, which have become dearer during the coronavirus pandemic. Lenders say they are willing and ready to lend, but are not ready to concede on their terms, writes Mariam Meskin. -
The coronavirus pandemic will test the complex relationship between bank loans and the fabled ancillary business supposed to make it all worthwhile. Some banks have provided heaps of extra cash for European clients to keep them alive and it has changed the shape of the loan market, with some banks ramping up market share. But will companies return the love when the time comes?
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UK corporates leaned heavily on the loan market and the Bank of England's Covid Corporate Financing Facility this week, but lenders say they are seeing demand for crisis loans tailing off, as the initial rush of borrowers securing crisis funding has begun to die down.
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Huge amounts of state aid for European airlines still might not be enough to stave off defaults and insolvencies after a European Commission guideline suggested the industry needs to stump up more than €9bn in short order to refund customers forced to miss flights.
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Wincanton, the UK logistics company, has added a £40m short term tranche to an existing revolving credit facility, as the coronavirus pandemic has slashed parts of the company’s revenue streams by 70%.
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Indonesian palm oil producer Perkebunan Nusantara III (PTPN) is seeking consent from banks to delay payments on a dollar loan, given expectations of a hit to its business because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But bankers told GlobalCapital Asia this week that the state-owned company has enough cash to make the payments, with the syndicate team set to reject its deferral request. Pan Yue reports.
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