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Strong appetite from international banks for first gigascale 24/7 solar plant
ECA-backed deal comes after AFC raises $2bn to fund infrastructure development
Deal was three times oversubscribed
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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Two Chinese borrowers are in the market with Taiwan targeted loans. China Food Packaging and Phoenix Healthcare Group have recently launched borrowings, seeking a total of around $250m between them, said bankers away from the deals. -
George Osborne, UK chancellor of the exchequer, announced a tax measure to stimulate the private placement market in his Autumn Statement this week, writes Elly Whittaker.
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While some parts of the loan and bond markets show signs of settling themselves for the end of year slowdown, African and leveraged loans business is instead picking up the pace with a number of deals closing and in the works.
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Two loans to African financials look imminent, said bankers on Thursday, with both Africa Finance Corporation in Nigeria and South Africa’s Standard Bank set to sign by next week.
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Didier Leblanc, head of loan syndication and trading, Asia Pacific, at BNP Paribas, will leave the bank in January, according to a source.
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Banks are working on financings for several bidders looking to acquire units of cement companies Holcim and Lafarge. The two cement companies, which are looking to merge, are spinning off assets in Europe, Asia and South America. Depending on the assets being targeted, bidders are looking for financing between $800m and $6bn.
