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Stricken German payments firm Wirecard has filed for insolvency, its management said on Thursday, a week after auditors refused to sign off its accounts. The move has surprised some of its lenders, who said talks to renew roughly €2bn worth of loans were proceeding until Wednesday night. -
Private debt blossomed after the last financial crisis, as European companies grew more sophisticated and sought to diversify their funding strategies away from bank loans and bond markets. But the coronavirus has highlighted its shortcomings, particularly around speed of execution. It may be hard to regain the momentum.
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French dairy cooperative Sodiaal has entered the Schuldschein market, according to market sources, on the hunt for at least €100m.
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The Airport Authority Hong Kong has boosted the size of its loan to HK$35bn ($4.5bn), after receiving a strong response during syndication.
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Fahmi Quadir, founder of short-only Safkhet Capital, tells GlobalCapital her hedge fund increased its short position in Wirecard as the crisis surrounding it unfolded. She said German regulator BaFin should have properly investigated the claims levelled at Wirecard years ago, and pointed to the problem of auditors developing long-term relationships with companies.
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Healthy financial systems should not rely on short sellers and journalists to expose accounting scandals at large, publicly listed companies. Regulators and auditors should have been the heroes of the Wirecard story but their inability to see what others saw plainly paints them as the villains in this edition of German corporate noir.
