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Firms across Europe are clamouring for crisis funding but while debt advisory bankers have joined the frontline in finding solutions some admit they may struggle to cope with the sheer scale of the challenge, writes David Rothnie. -
Air France-KLM has taken a series of exceptional measures including drawing down on €1.765bn of bank debt and Moody's has cut ratings in the sector as the coronavirus pummels the airline industry.
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Bankers trying to arrange finance for companies during the coronavirus crisis are being hindered by competition rules that control when and how they can talk to other banks.
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Germany's Covestro and the UK's 3i have both signed new revolving credit facilities with terms that were agreed before the Covid-19 pandemic sent markets plunging, but lenders said that new deals will have far higher margins.
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UK manufacturer Dyson is looking for at least £250m of debt, according to several market sources, in a private placement set to close in the middle of the pandemic that has largely shut public markets in Europe and the US.
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Intesa Sanpaolo will provide Italian companies with €5bn worth of new one to 1.5 year loans, and offer an additional €10bn of debt to customers through existing credit lines, to help steer the nation's economy through the Coronavirus crisis.
