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In Europe loans are the key to opening ancillary business while in the Middle East relationships should cap premiums
Market stress so far confined to consumer credit and SMEs across region
Utilities metering company could refinance Schuldschein in coming months
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RBC Capital Markets is beefing up financial sponsors, aiming to boost its European business during 2020, writes David Rothnie.
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NatWest Markets has started to offer currency swaps on leveraged loans, with its first ‘perfect asset swap’ traded in December. It joins just two other banks regularly offering the product, which is crucial for connecting the sterling leveraged finance market to the deep demand created by euro-based CLO buyers.
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Xavier Clement has joined Barclays’ European credit trading business, working under another former Bank of America Merrill Lynch banker.
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The 2020 syndicated loan market has made a far slower start to the year than in 2019, with not even $1bn of deals signed globally. Some bankers fear this is set to be another tepid year for European loans.
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German agricultural machinery firm Claas has entered the Schuldschein market for a minimum of €150m, with one of the deal's tranches not settling until mid-August.
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Axis sells full Syndicate Bank loan — Onfem boosts size to HK$6bn — Indorent closes $175m borrowing with 13 banks — VPBank wraps up $200m facility — Vingroup attracts 14 lenders
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