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  • Some traditional arrangers of Schuldscheine, which see themselves as the guardians of the market’s probity, were horrified by the news that Pareto Securities is looking to set up shop on their front lawn. But the sort of companies Pareto is likely to bring will answer the prayers of some investors that the old guard have not. And with it, buyers will have to take greater responsibility for what they stick on their books.
  • Lenders unconcerned as recession portents mount — Booking Holdings gets global group for revolver — Pemberton raises €3.2bn more for Europe’s mid-market — Eurotorg re-enters rouble debt market
  • Lenders are still talking to UK investment grade borrowers about underwriting sterling debt, but the impending Brexit deadline means any new deals will likely be pushed out to 2020.
  • Subway operator Tianjin Rail Transit Group has raised a €200m Schuldschein loan, becoming the first Chinese company to tap this market. Bankers believe similar deals will follow, given the market’s appeal.
  • A private debt banker for Lloyds Securities in New York has left the bank, with one source suggesting he will start covering US private placements (US PP) for another arranger.
  • Investment grade loans bankers have shrugged off the potential effects of a major global recession on their business, as the inversion of the mid-range of the US Treasury curve deepens.