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Market stress so far confined to consumer credit and SMEs across region
Utilities metering company could refinance Schuldschein in coming months
Tight spreads keep Middle East borrowers in bond market, and away from loans
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Australian healthcare business Genesis Care is borrowing A$1.4bn-equivalent to fund the buyout of 21st Century Oncology’s US business, giving loan investors a rare chance to put money to work at a spread north of 400bp.
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UK utility Welsh Water is planning to renew its sterling revolving credit facility from April, with the borrower planning on cutting the size of its bank line by more than 10%.
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China Datang Corp, a power generation company, is making its debut in the offshore loan market, seeking HK$5bn ($643m).
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Trans Retail Indonesia has caused a stir by deciding to structure its new syndicated loan with a relatively rare two-stage participation fee payment. Although not all banks will be wholeheartedly on board, the borrower’s move is savvy under the circumstances.
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Britvic, the UK soft drinks company that owns brands Robinsons, Tango and Purdey’s among others, has issued £150m-equivalent of US private placements in sterling and euros.
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Inovyn, an Ineos entity, is marketing an increase, extension and alteration to €1.064bn of term loans, pushing out maturities from 2025 to 2027 and adding another €250m to its debt stack. But the Ba3/BB- rated borrower is not seeking any margin cut. The 200bp spread is already at the effective floor for European leveraged loans.
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