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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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German supermarket chain Lidl has raised a £515m-equivalent loan from a consortium of Chinese and Taiwanese lenders for two of its European subsidiaries, in the company’s first outing in Asian capital markets. -
Indorama Ventures, a petrochemicals company headquartered in Bangkok, has mandated banks to raise Schuldscheine via a European subsidiary, according to several people familiar with the situation. The deal is a further sign of the instrument’s growing popularity in East Asia.
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London-listed Warehouse REIT has signed a £220m loan, as the UK urban warehouse owner switches from bilateral to club borrowing. The deal will need to be revisited well before its five year tenor is up, as it is linked to the Libor benchmark that will essentially become obsolete for sterling trades after 2021.
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Lenders are disappointed at the low levels of activity so far this year in the Middle East. The region’s loans market, which struggled last year to match 2018 volumes, will continue to struggle against the booming bond market, according to bankers.
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Shawbrook Bank has appointed a head of fintech strategy as it looks to launch a new cloud-based lending platform.
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China Aoyuan Group has closed a $230m-equivalent club loan with eight banks.
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