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Outokumpu, the Finnish stainless steel maker, has extended the maturity on the bulk of its bank loans, becoming the latest company to push its debt maturities out to a time when the world economy is expected to be well into a recovery. -
Trig, the London-listed renewable infrastructure investment firm, has signed a £500m loan with its margin linked to Sonia rather than Libor, as loans bankers try to encourage borrowers look at their loan documents soon to avoid bottlenecks next year.
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Debt was the answer to every problem in 2020, as companies tried to survive the coronavirus pandemic. Dusty revolving credit facilities that had never been touched were fully drawn, firms begged from governments, those that could flocked to the bond market. Now, with hope of the crisis easing, there is an awful lot of debt to clear up. Mike Turner reports.
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The coronavirus has smashed the usual hierarchy of companies, large and small, creating new winners — and many losers. While 2020 was about finding ways to keep their financial lifeblood flowing, in 2021, more permanent solutions will need to be found. This will include bond funding for those still shut out — and M&A. Mike Turner reports.
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Cheesemaker Groupe Bel’s landmark US private placement under French law was funded this month. The company has sampled all the major sources of investment grade private capital in the recent past, having issued euro PPs and Schuldscheine before its new US PP.
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This year proved to be one of the most dramatic on record for corporate financiers as volumes rose from the ashes of the market sell-off. David Rothnie examines some of the themes that defined the year and looks ahead to 2021.
