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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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Atlantica Yield, formerly the UK-based energy yieldco Abengoa Yield, has launched a debut US private placement, which is the first US PP offering in 2020 in Europe. -
JP Morgan was the top bookrunner for investment-grade syndicated loans globally in 2019 again, though BNP Paribas was the bank to beat in Europe.
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German grocer Edeka Rhein-Ruhr has signed up to €262.8m of debt from commercial and state banks as it looks to build infrastructure after increasing revenues by 150%.
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Angolan national oil company Sonangol will soon launch syndication for a loan that could be as large as $1bn, according to bankers, though most expect the African pipeline in the early year to remain muted.
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Natixis has made two new hires for its Asia sponsor finance and mergers and acquisitions teams in Hong Kong.
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Global syndicated lending fell back in 2019 to a level similar to that in 2013-2016, in dollar terms, after two years of higher borrowing including a near-record total in 2018. The volume was the sixth highest ever, and higher than that in any year before 2006.
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