© 2026 GlobalCapital, Derivia Intelligence Limited, company number 15235970, 161 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3AL. All rights reserved.

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement | Event Participant Terms & Conditions | Cookies

Emerging Market Loans

More articles/Ad

More articles/Ad

More articles

  • Chinese hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings had planned to launch its $120m five year loan into senior syndication early last week, but after hitting what bankers said were a few administrative hiccups, the deal was delayed. But the leads now plan to push ahead with the deal before they leave for the Easter holidays.
  • Taiwanese banks are under fire for their poor profit margins, with frenzied competition in the market their biggest problem. Banking consolidation might seem the obvious way out, but this doesn’t look likely. In any case, it would not cure all the sector’s ills.
  • Eight banks have been mandated for Jindal Steel and Power’s $400m five year loan, and plan to price the deal with all-ins of around 320bp over Libor, which bankers say will be more than enough to attract plenty of demand.
  • Banks have leapt at the chance to lend in the CEEMEA region this quarter, leading to a clutch of oversubscribed deals. But rather than borrowers dazzling lenders with their economics, banks are rushing to deals to find somewhere — anywhere — to put excess liquidity, according to the latest EuroWeek Loans poll.
  • Telecoms firm Polkomtel has stunned emerging market bankers by issuing a second request for proposals (RFP) that asks for an all-in pricing of below 300bp on part of its $2.45bn-equivalent refinancing facility.