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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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Andrew Scotland has become co-head of Bayside Capital’s special situations debt activities in Europe.
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Santander has bought credit protection on two portfolios of undrawn revolving credit facilities, taking advantage of a regulatory decision last year to sharply boost the efficiency of the protection. The deal points the way for banks to cut the costs of providing revolvers, which are usually extended as a ‘loss leader’ for a broader banking relationship.
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Marel, the Icelandic company that makes food processing equipment, has signed a €700m revolving credit facility, becoming the latest investment grade borrower to switch its bank debt to a sustainability-linked structure.
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ONGC Videsh (OVL), the international arm of Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has mandated nine banks for a $1bn loan.
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Natixis, one of the investment banks that has gone furthest to prioritise greener financing, had to ramp up its provisions for credit loss from US natural gas producers in the fourth quarter, pointing to “structural transformation” in the sector. But it told GlobalCapital that it still saw opportunity in the industry.
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PetroVietnam Gas (PV Gas) is in talks with banks about its syndication plan for a nine year loan.
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