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  • The eurozone debt crisis is providing a springboard for fund managers that want to get a stronger presence as emerging market lenders, according to David Creighton, CEO of Cordiant Capital, an investment manager. Banks reducing lending in the wake of incoming Basel III and capital requirement regulations are helping funds to get a more stable footing around negotiation tables.
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    South Africa’s FirstRand Bank will sign a $200m two year syndicated deal by the end of the week, said a banker with knowledge of the deal. The loan carries a one year extension option.
  • Private equity company Mid Europa has tapped Czech and international banks for a local currency recapitalisation worth $468m for its stake in Czech holding Falcon Group.
  • The merger between Sberbank and Troika Dialog should not result in job losses and new hires will continue to be sourced from the domestic and international market, according to a Troika spokesperson.
  • AK Bars Bank has allocated funds raised under the $60m syndicated murabaha (asset sale and purchase) Islamic financing deal it agreed in September. The debut one-year master agreement was the first public international Shariah-compliant deal in Russia and was priced in line with AK Bars' international borrowing levels at 230bp over Libor, after attracting $100m of orders.