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The University of Manchester has signed a £250m revolving credit facility, following up a recent private placement covenant amendment with new debt to mitigate coronavirus pandemic risks. -
Intermediate Capital Group, the UK alternative asset manager, has signed a £500m revolving credit facility based on Libor, but with provisions to change to risk-free rates when the old benchmark falls out of use.
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Met Group, the Swiss energy trading company, has signed €915m of short term loans, reducing its facility for the first time for years, after ABN Amro, one of its main lenders, pulled out of this kind of financing. Met found two other banks to replace ABN but wanted to focus on price with the deal, rather than size.
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India’s NTPC, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corp, is making a rare venture into the euro loan market.
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Corporate default rates are expected to decline towards the end of this year after peaking in the next few months, but the number of borrowers facing a plunge into junk ratings is near a record high. Lenders say that they are taking a pragmatic view on the companies in their loan portfolios to try and prevent defaults.
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European and US direct lending’s insatiable rise to relevance has so far not brought with it a push towards sustainable finance. But this year may be different, as certain private debt funds are setting out ESG blueprints for others to follow.
