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A Middle East-focused G8 financing initiative backed by some of the largest multilateral banks and funds in the EMEA region has appointed the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as its lead bank for 2014.
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Russia's Siberian Coal Energy Co (Suek) is in the documentation stage of a $1.2bn pre-export finance (PXF) facility that investors say has shrugged off market scepticism to attract large enough commitments that bankers expect to be scaled back.
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Indian state-owned names are emerging as a dominant force in the loan market, with Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) and Indian Oil all seeking fresh US dollar funding, even as two of them have other loans still in the market, writes Rashmi Kumar. Bankers eyeing the new deals hope that lessons have been learnt from last year so that borrowers do not push for thinly-priced deals — and banks do not agree to them.
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Hong Kong Telecommunications is in the market for a loan of up to $2.5bn to fund its acquisition of CSL New World Mobility, and has signed up Standard Chartered to arrange the financing.
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Federal International Finance signed its $550m fundraising on December 19, but despite the borrower managing to increase the final size by $100m, its strategy of putting every lead in charge of syndication in a particular target market was not entirely successful.
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Computer maker Lenovo signed its $1.2bn five year loan on December 18 with a group of 12 banks, ending speculation that it might have to reduce the size after one of the original lenders dropped out.