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Sino Biopharmaceutical has increased its refinancing loan to $1bn after receiving a strong response during syndication. -
Leveraged finance loans for Chinese companies will rebound this year, driven in part by the abundant liquidity available from the private equity funds. But winning government approval for deals will remain a stumbling block. Pan Yue reports
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The year started with a few headwinds for China-focused loans bankers, including uncertainties coming from the US-China trade war, rising bond and loan defaults and reduced Taiwanese liquidity. But with huge refinancing needs and a volatile bond market, many are anticipating a promising year. Pan Yue reports.
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State oil company Saudi Aramco is expected to tap the bond market in the next fortnight for a deal that could be anywhere in the region of $7bn-$15bn, according to bankers in the region away from the deal. Estimates of the premium Aramco will have to pay over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia curve is being discussed as negative to plus 15bp, depending on the size of the deal.
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Aramco’s eagerly awaited $69.1bn deal to buy petrochemical firm Sabic landed this week, prompting speculation over the financing’s structure and timing. Loans bankers are expecting to cover a large portion of the deal and expect it will be well supported, writes Mariam Meskin.
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A jump in Indonesia Eximbank’s non-performing loan (NPL) ratio caused it to breach a loan covenant, it was revealed this week. Lenders reckon the policy bank is likely to be successful in gaining their consent to waive the covenant, but growing NPLs will make it difficult for other south and southeast Asian borrowers to raise funds, writes Pan Yue.
