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  • Aircraft lessors have become popular borrowers in the US private placement market but coronavirus pandemic has thrown up a whole new magnitude of risk for the industry and many will be looking to amend the terms of their deals. Many market participants predict that the conversations between borrowers and investors will be tricky.
  • Spain’s El Corte Inglés has signed a €1.311bn short-term revolving credit facility, with the department store returning to the loan market twice in quick succession to make sure it has the cash to ride out the next year.
  • Glencore, the Swiss-headquartered commodity trading and mining group, has agreed $14.625bn of loans, becoming one of the last in Europe to lock in pre-crisis terms.
  • Reliance Industries is seeking commitments from banks for a ¥38bn ($351m) Samurai loan in senior syndication. The Indian company’s deal is part of a two-tranche dollar and yen-denominated transaction worth about $1.45bn.
  • Royal Dutch Shell has signed a $12bn credit line, three months after securing a similarly sized deal, as the Anglo-Dutch oil major builds up its cash pile in the face of plunging oil demand and prices.
  • The UK's Imperial Brands, formerly Imperial Tobacco, has signed a new €3.5bn three year multi-currency revolving credit facility, slightly increasing its main bank line, despite not having plans to draw down.