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Samsonite and majority owner CVC Capital Partners have mandated five banks to lead the luggage company’s Hong Kong IPO later this year. The deal could be worth around $1bn and is likely to mainly take the form of a secondary sale by the private equity firm.
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Abu Dhabi investment group Aabar will pay a 175bp margin on a Eu200m three year acquisition loan that is in syndication, offering more than it did for a $2.2bn deal signed in August because of the specialised use of proceeds, bankers said.
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Bankers hope that FirstRand will become a regular borrower in Asia’s loan market, after the South African bank approached lenders with a $100m two year deal.
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Lending margins for borrowers in North Africa and the Middle East are likely to increase as unrest continues. But the aftermath should be positive for those looking for credit and those that provide it.
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A $12bn loan supporting Etisalat’s acquisition of a 51% stake in Kuwait-based Zain will go ahead despite the deal hitting a stumbling block over the weekend, said syndicated loans bankers on Monday.
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Two small Indian banks are looking to emulate the success of their larger rivals — by tapping the international loan market. Uco Bank and Syndicate Bank each want to raise less than $100m, but bankers warn that they will have to pay up or structure shorter maturities to attract lenders already awash with Indian credits.