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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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China’s JA Solar Holdings, which was taken private last year, has returned to the offshore loan market, inviting banks to join a $100m facility. -
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has emphatically rejected the unsolicited £32bn takeover bid by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEG), with LSEG's board suggesting that the deal has profound flaws.
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Kenny Chan, head of syndicated finance and corporate advisory at Hang Seng Bank, has left the lender, according to sources.
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Evidence is mounting that Enel’s $1.5bn sustainability-linked bond, issued last Thursday, introduced not just a new product, but a new market. In recent days the deal has generated intense interest, and Enel has committed to using the product extensively in future, writes Jon Hay.
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The over-the-counter derivatives market is one of the last areas still barely touched by the wave of interest in environmental and social issues that is sweeping financial markets. But below the surface, derivatives players want to get involved. That was highlighted publicly on September 5 when Enel, the Italian power and gas group, engaged with Société Générale in what it called “the world’s first Sustainable Development Goal-linked cross-currency swap”.
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Several participants familiar with the London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) bid to buy Refinitiv are unimpressed by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's (HKEX) £31.6bn bid for the LSEG itself and believe it unlikely to tempt shareholders. Silas Brown and Karoliina Liimatainen report.
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