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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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Weir Group, the UK engineering company, earned a favourable mention from Moody’s weeks after signing a new syndicated loan, as corporate debt markets brace themselves for a wave of downgrades. -
The syndicated loan market is facing a schism in the way it deals with the transition away from Libor — and unless the famously ponderous market starts to co-ordinate fast, fissures will keep appearing as different regions stick by their favoured replacement benchmark rates.
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Segro, the FTSE 100 UK real estate investment trust, has sold €450m of private placements, according to market sources. The largest tranche was the longest, €200m at 20 years, which is sign of investors' confidence.
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Investindustrial, the European private equity firm, has signed a €600m subscription credit facility linked to environmental, social and governance metrics, as sustainability-conscious finance makes further inroads into the private equity market.
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Premier Oil, the UK oil company, has signed sale and purchase agreements to buy BP assets in the North Sea in a deal that could total up to $565m, with an equity raise earmarked to provide the funds for an upfront payment.
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Eurocontrol, the Belgium based European aviation trade body, has signed a €272m term loan, with the money earmarked for providing liquidity to the aviation industries of member states that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
