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International Finance Corp’s drive to introduce development finance to the CLO market is advancing. Its second deal of $509m had more investors, more tranches and better pricing, supporting its rapid growth
Divisions deepen over multilateral development banks’ climate commitments
Deal rules and slow primary market make ramping up deals difficult
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Mersen, a French technology manufacturer, will not accept bids from UK-based lenders for its new Schuldschein “in anticipation of a potential Brexit”. Three bankers away from the transaction said they have also discussed excluding UK lenders with other borrowers. -
HSBC’s first synthetic CLO since the financial crisis had a double helping of shaky UK support services firms, with exposures to Interserve, as well as Carillion. Investors in the deal have therefore been hit by two credit events from the sector, following Interserve’s administration two weeks ago.
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Indonesia Eximbank is sending out a covenant waiver request for a $1.15bn loan it sealed last year, as the policy bank's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rose higher than the covenant allows.
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VC Trade, the leading digital challenger in the Schuldschein market, has begun cooperating with Scope Ratings, which will now offer optional credit opinions for any borrower using the platform. This will add efficiency and transparency to the market, proponents claim.
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LeasePlan has launched a €1.3bn high yield bond from its Lincoln Financing holding company to pay back the original €1.6bn-equivalent holdco acquisition debt from its 2016 purchase by a consortium led by TDR Capital, and including Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, GIC and PGGM.
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Rothschild & Co has appointed Martin Kingston as executive chairman of its board in South Africa, among other personnel moves in the country.
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