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British-German publisher is a first-time Schuldschein issuer
Lenders believe year ahead may not be as robust unless event-driven M&A takes place
London-based hire will also work on financing for infra sector sponsors
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The European syndicated loan market’s transition from Libor to risk-free rates is gathering pace, with market participants starting to offer a much clearer view on the technicalities that a world without Libor will look like for lending. -
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, the Madrid-headquartered renewables company, has signed the first Climate Bonds-certified green transaction in Spain with a €64m green loan, in a deal expected to make the environmentally conscious market in the country more transparent for lenders.
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The Schuldschein market, which has spent the last few years growing increasingly international compared to its domestic origins in Germany, has lost its adventurous streak due to the coronavirus pandemic. Forays into unknown territories with borrowers from new industries are being treated with trepidation and lenders are heading back to what they know best.
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GlaxoSmithKlein, the UK pharmaceutical company, has refinanced dollar and sterling loans using risk-free rates, in one of the biggest transactions yet to avoid using Libor as the margin benchmark.
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Messe Frankfurt, the German trade fair company, has signed a €150m loan facility, as it begins holding physical events again after they ground to a halt in the first half of 2020.
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Icelandair, the flag carrier airline of Iceland, has gained the final major approval it needs for a government-backed loan, setting up the company for an imminent share sale and loan funding totalling about $247m-equivalent.
