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Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé, a subsidiary of Pathé Group, has issued an inaugural Euro PP transaction in what is a large size for the busy market. -
UK transport operator FirstGroup has raised dollar funding in the US private placement market in a bid to refinance sterling bonds expiring in September. According to one agent, the transaction was twice subscribed despite 15 other borrowers also being in the market.
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Carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has amended its existing €6.25bn revolving credit facility to stretch out the maturity to 2023, but loans bankers are concerned about the low volumes of business to look forward to.
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Agricultural commodities trader ED&F Man has signed three revolving credit facilities totaling $1.128bn, bringing the UK company’s committed funds to more than $2.4bn at a time when the company’s sugar and grains businesses have taken a hammering.
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UK drug maker GlaxoSmithKline agreed to buy Novartis’ 36.5% stake in the pair's consumer healthcare joint venture just days after backing out of an acquisition for a similar Pfizer unit. But analysts disagree whether GSK’s ratings are being stretched to breaking point despite the new trade being far smaller.
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BoCom International, the Hong Kong unit of China’s Bank of Communications, has launched a new HK$4bn ($509m) loan into general syndication, just weeks after its Macau unit opened a $500m club-style deal.
