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Institutional investors in the US private placement market are preparing for a round of covenant waivers, as companies brace for the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Bankers in turn are shelving primary issuance plans and turning their attention to winning amendment mandates. -
The UK's FirstGroup, a transport company, has signed a £250m bridge loan to cover an April 2021 bond maturity, as more banks say they are getting requests from clients for fresh funding lines alongside existing facilities.
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A rush to dollars in recent days has caused dysfunctions in various corners of the financial markets. The US Federal Reserve has rushed to put out the flames, including with new measures on Monday.
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Airbus, the European aerospace company, has signed a new €15bn credit facility as it looks to ride out effects of the Covid-19 pandemic upon its sector. The company is ramping up liquidity on the assumption it will not have access to capital markets.
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Asia’s sustainability-linked loan market has expanded further with a real estate investment trust raising funds linked to the global real estate sustainability benchmark (GRESB), a first for the region.
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Companies drawing down on revolving credit facilities to make sure they have enough cash to ride out the coronavirus crisis has become a major theme in corporate finance in the past fortnight, and bankers expect it to continue. But working out which companies will do this is not easy.
