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Bankers say deals are still being launched and believe international rivalry can be negotiated
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Sectors shape up as main sources of corporate syndicated lending demand amid renewed geopolitical uncertainty
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Taiwan’s Quanta Computer has returned to the loan market for a tightly priced $1bn deal, slicing both the margin and participation fees on offer. -
Terna, the Italian transmission company, has signed a €100m sustainability-linked facility, marking the borrower’s third outing into the socially-conscious debt markets in recent weeks.
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The Vietnam subsidiary of Taiwanese leasing and financing firm Chailease Finance Co has boosted its loan size to $60m.
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Loan market bankers disagree about the impact that the new social revolving credit facility structure will have on the European market — though the first-of-its-kind Covid-19 facility for Suez will likely remain a rarity, after the Loan Market Association said it is not looking at producing documentation for the structure.
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Institutional investors in private placements (PPs) have signalled their appetite for borrowers beyond their typical stables throughout the coronavirus pandemic. But this week’s transaction from Vanguard Group — the largest in the market’s history — showed the size of funding available, as buyers demand bigger deals. Silas Brown reports.
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Companies across Europe are shifting their aspirations from surviving the coronavirus pandemic to making the most of the economic opportunities it may present. Both loan and bond bankers are seeing more requests to help clients fund M&A. In the last few weeks, multiple companies have signed loans linked to acquisitions and more are expected after the summer.
