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Despite the financing that two jumbo acquisitions revealed this week would require, loans bankers fear that with no end to the coronavirus pandemic in sight and entire industries reeling from the fallout of lockdown, their jobs will soon be on the line. Mariam Meskin and Mike Turner report. -
Nvidia, the US technology company, has agreed to buy UK chipmaker Arm Holdings for up to $40bn in cash and shares, while UK security firm G4S is fighting a £3bn hostile bid from Canadian rival GardaWorld, as the coronavirus pandemic brings out buyers.
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RBC Capital Markets’ expansion in European investment banking came in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. A decade on, the coronavirus pandemic has presented it with a very different set of challenges.
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Schuldschein arranging banks have long claimed to be the market's gatekeepers as far as borrowers looking for access are concerned, rejecting lower quality credits to keep the standard high. As the market expanded in recent years and a richer variety of companies borrowed from it, this became a less convincing claim. But as the coronavirus pandemic rocks Europe, Schuldschein bankers say they have declined several requests from companies from risky sectors.
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Icelandair, Iceland’s flag carrier airline, has finalised documentation on a $120m state-backed loan from domestic lenders, which is contingent on the company completing an equity raise.
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Geox, the Italian shoe company, has signed a €90m export credit agency backed loan, days after the company announced a business restructuring of its North American operations.
