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US private placement investors, who have long held firm on covenant structures, have started to notice early signs that their ranks may be breaking, and that 2020 may be a year when weaker covenant packages become more commonplace. But arrangers have resolutely dismissed this claim. -
Commercial banks are in the driving seat for the highly levered financing of Cinven and Astorg’s purchase of testing business LGC Group. Regulatory issues are said to have kept some US banks away from the deal, but others question whether a large revolver commitment had more of an impact.
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The syndicated loan market’s shift from Libor to risk-free rates has come under further scrutiny. Law firm Dentons released a report on Wednesday that highlights significant parts of the changeover that remain unresolved.
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Company managements are becoming more alert to climate change and developing policies on it, new research on the transport sector shows. But the range is huge, and having a board that recognises the climate problem does not necessarily mean the company is decarbonising fast enough.
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Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has refinanced an existing $1.5bn loan with tighter margins. The deal is one of just a few raised in Bahrain this year, which has seen the number of syndicated loan deals drop almost 50%.
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The UK’s The Gym Group has refinanced its sterling revolving credit facility with a bigger deal, as the company launches a new, smaller gym format.
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