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Bankers say deals are still being launched and believe international rivalry can be negotiated
Banks accept some deals will bypass them — others they can intermediate
Sectors shape up as main sources of corporate syndicated lending demand amid renewed geopolitical uncertainty
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Veolia Environnement, the French water and waste firm, has made an unsolicited €2.9bn bid for a 29.9% stake in compatriot rival Suez. The target company’s board has rebuked the offer without rejecting it outright, though it has created a committee to fully analyse the potential purchase. -
Citigroup has beefed up its presence in France by hiring Robin Rousseau, Deutsche Bank’s head of M&A for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Top tier UK universities are likely to issue public and private debt in the fourth quarter of this year, to fill a funding gap from collapsing summer revenues and dwindling numbers of international students. With operating conditions for the sector decidedly bleaker, many expect a clutch of lower ranked UK universities to go bust in the next few years.
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Icelandair, Iceland’s flag carrier airline, got approval on Friday from the European Economic Area’s watchdog for a state loan guarantee, paving the way for it to raise $247m-equivalent of loan and equity financing.
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Property company HongKong Land has converted a HK$1bn ($129m) revolving credit facility received from DBS this February into a sustainability-linked loan.
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Nomura has cut jobs in its investment banking business in Europe over the summer, following losses in leveraged finance, as its new chief executive eyes up other regions for growth, writes David Rothnie.
