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Non-bank lenders seem more confident than banks in the short term
New facility smaller than the original but 20% larger than the launch amount
In Europe loans are the key to opening ancillary business while in the Middle East relationships should cap premiums
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Beauty-focused e-commerce company The Hut Group (THG) is building up its war chest with a £510m-equivalent Term Loan B issue. The fully underwritten issue will test the investors’ interest in the sprawling, privately-held company with ambitions in both online stores and tech services, with risky side trips to real estate.
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The power sector — like other industries — is going green at an accelerating pace. It’s still not nearly fast enough. Governments must goad and drive the private sector horses faster. But they should not step off the driver’s seat and try to pull the coach themselves. -
Permira Debt Manager’s Credit Solutions II fund, a direct lending fund raised in 2015, underlined the risk of concentration in private debt funds, thanks to a sharp downgrade of the fund’s largest exposure, making up 17% of its assets.
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Turkey's Garanti Bank has raised an $800.7m-equivalent loan refinancing, which was oversubscribed and welcomed new participants.
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Direct lending funds have raised more money than ever this year, and are writing ever bigger cheques in the sort of investments usually done by broad syndication. However, in all but a handful of cases, syndicated financing is the better option.
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Ermewa, a train lessor owned by France's state-owned railway company SNCF, is set to sell private placements to a collection of six institutional investors — none of which are from France.
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