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Market stress so far confined to consumer credit and SMEs across region
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Helaba promoted from MLA to bookrunner while RBC sits out
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Companies in sectors under strain from the Covid-19 outbreak are expected to rely on bank funding if debt markets remain out of reach, using funds from as yet undrawn revolving credit facilities and signing new bridges to bond facilities or bilateral loans. -
Europe's loan market was true to its reputation for calmness on Monday, with commitments for loans being syndicated coming through on Monday despite carnage in many global markets.
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UK electricity distributor Electricity North West, which manages electricity networks in the north west of England, has started marketing US private placements. However sources are worried the market will not cope with pricing transactions amid wild swings in Treasury yields.
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Investment grade European companies watched their credit spreads swing out by around 30bp on Monday as global asset prices plunged. Bankers warned that borrowers rated BBB- that have not prepared their capital structures for such a rapid decline in market conditions are going to have a tough time funding themselves.
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UniCredit has appointed a new global head of debt syndicate, as the present one is leaving the bank.
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The Bank of England may soon tweak its macroprudential policies and introduce a new funding scheme for banks to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic on companies. The measures would help lenders at a time when they could face pressure from lower rates and rising impairments.
