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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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Chinese retailer Wumei Technology Group has raised a loan of over €1bn to support its acquisition of German company Metro’s Mainland business. -
The coronavirus pandemic has made for a tumultuous time in corporate finance. Banks’ relationships with long-standing clients have come under strain, with lending conditions tightening just as some companies need a sudden injection of cash like never before. Bank of America’s dealings with FTSE 100 publishing and events company, Informa, provide one example of the difficult decisions facing lenders.
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After years of not only falling loan volumes but being trounced in their own back yard, Europe's banks finally seem to have an edge against their US counterparts. With loan pricing gapping out in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but companies desperate for cash, the continent's lenders are proving first port of call for local borrowers, leaving US and Asian banks less active. Silas Brown, Mariam Meskin and Mike Turner report.
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Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is hunting for a $10bn loan, according to market sources. Plummeting oil prices will send borrowers across the Gulf scrambling to raise financing. But creditors seem happy to plough money into the region, for now. Mariam Meskin reports.
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French aerospace and defence company Safran has set up a new €3bn loan facility.
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Europe’s banks sniff opportunities amid the crisis as they look to build out their corporate broking businesses, but they will face fights to remove incumbents, writes David Rothnie.
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