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Attitudes towards Russian credits have miraculously softened this year and the friendly new outlook has even filtered to the loan market, as last week Norilsk Nickel signed the first sizeable unsecured dollar loan since the EU and US imposed their sanctions. But loans bankers would do well to remember what drove them away from Russian deals in the first place. -
Russia’s Norilsk Nickel has signed a $500m new money loan from five lenders, a deal which could set a precedent for Russian companies borrowing in the shadow of financial sanctions. However, tough operating conditions remain for the firm.
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After completing its first international bond issue earlier this year, Qatar’s Ahli Bank has also signed a $195m club loan — its second ever loan from international banks.
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Sri Lankan commercial lender Sampath Bank has wrapped up its latest fundraising at $100m, fully using a $50m greenshoe on the back of demand from Middle Eastern and Indian lenders.
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Seven banks subscribed to a $297m loan for Blackstone’s acquisition of Indian fintech firm Mphasis during general syndication. The deal was initially conceived as a $405m facility but the amount was reduced after an open offer.
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In a first for the Russian loan market since EU and US sanctions were imposed on the country, a borrower has agreed an unsecured dollar loan. Norilsk Nickel has signed a $500m deal from five lenders.
