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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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A dramatic collapse in the price of oil has forced banks to take a hard look at their lending to companies in the industry. Syndication bankers in Asia told GlobalCapital this week that they plan to reduce their exposure to the sector, and to demand higher returns for the loans that they do accept. Pan Yue reports. -
The Schuldschein market is expected to reopen in a matter of days, but arrangers will face a changed market and will have to adapt to the new corporate lending landscape created by the coronavirus pandemic.
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In contrast to what analysts had expected before its first quarter results, Deutsche Bank reckons its investment bank will outperform last year’s revenue figures in 2020. However, its fixed income and currencies sales and trading business did not match peers’ revenue growth in the first quarter.
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Whole industries are on their knees, desperate for salvation from governments. Moral outrage fills the air, as fortune's wheel turns plutocrats into mendicants. States have the power of life and death — but they must resist the temptation to play God.
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More UK councils are considering selling private placements, according to several sources familiar with the situation, as their funding needs escalate thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Institutional investors, some of which are sceptical of local authorities’ suitability for the US PP market, say they are more likely to consider lending to borrowers rich in assets.
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Marks & Spencer, the UK retailer, has negotiated with its lenders to relax the covenant testing on its £1.1bn revolving credit facility, as it tries to mitigate the effects of a pandemic that has sent its ratings crashing into junk territory.
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