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International Finance Corp’s drive to introduce development finance to the CLO market is advancing. Its second deal of $509m had more investors, more tranches and better pricing, supporting its rapid growth
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Divisions deepen over multilateral development banks’ climate commitments
Investors and techniques are ready for development banks to scale up securitization rapidly
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AfDB hopes to launch multi-issuer securitization this year
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  • Reports that Barclays will exit its African operations, known locally as Absa, have left emerging market bond and loan bankers puzzling what future the firm has in the region — historically one of its strengths within CEEMEA — but it is thought it will leave the UK firm better capitalised.
  • A $925m refinancing for Birla Carbon has received commitments from eight banks, taking the total number of incoming lenders to 10. The loan, which has been in syndication for three months, is likely to be allocated in early March.
  • A $430m five year loan for Baring Private Equity Asia’s acquisition of cosmetics packaging company HCP Global has launched into general syndication.
  • A $400m loan for Wanda Commercial Properties Hong Kong has opened into senior syndication, with the deal coming just days after Moody’s revised the company’s outlook to negative from stable.
  • Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is understood to be in talks with banks for a loan of about $4bn, according to sources.
  • Latham & Watkins has beefed up its business in Asia by hiring three new partners and relocating two more to its Hong Kong office.