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Market stress so far confined to consumer credit and SMEs across region
Tighter margin loan a 'sign of things to come' for infrastructure lending
Helaba promoted from MLA to bookrunner while RBC sits out
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Germany’s JAB Holdings has agreed to buy the UK’s Pret A Manger for a reported £1.5bn, though lenders are unsure whether this marks the beginning of a wave of consolidation in the ready to eat food market. -
Helaba and VC Trade launched a digital platform with the hope of transforming the market, but the big test was whether other arranging banks would be convinced to join up. Two months later BayernLB is co-arranging a transaction with Helaba — which could be the first sign of broader acceptance of the platform.
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State Bank of India has launched a new $750m three year borrowing into general syndication, about two months after mandating banks to run the transaction.
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Frozen bakery supplier Aryzta’s shares fell by as much as 30% on Thursday as it issued a profit warning that full year Ebitda was expected to be 9%-12% lower than guidance released in January. This is a cause for concern for Schuldschein lenders endeavouring to rid the market of the stench left by Carillion and Steinhoff.
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Loans bankers are vociferously backing the latest Loan Market Association-drafted guidance from the UK money laundering prevention trade body, with two senior lenders on Thursday calling the possible developments “game changing”.
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TalkTalk Telecom Group is to sell its direct business to business arm for £175m, as consolidation in the UK’s telecoms sector continues apace.
