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  • Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to buy UK electronics company Laird for around £1bn, in a purchase that will be financed with debt.
  • Syndication of a $1bn loan for Lenovo Group got off to a roaring start with an encouraging turnout from banks at a Hong Kong roadshow this week. The Chinese company has made it clear it wants to recapture the top spot in the global personal computer market, but bankers are wary about how the firm will look to meet its goals. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
  • Orpea's €400m seven year foray into the unrated bond market on Thursday was welcomed by Euro PP lawyers and bankers as a sign their market is succeeding in helping issuers enter the capital markets. Those in the Schuldschein market are not so satisfied.
  • Europe’s syndicated loans bankers say recent transactions highlight how cut-throat the market is for lenders, as the European Commission gets under way with a study on market practices.
  • Bank of China Macau has approached lenders for a financing of up to $500m, with details about the loan going to a limited number of banks, said sources.
  • Porsche closed a €280m triple tranche Schuldschein this week, with the tightest pricing so far this year. This quarter has been characterised by a dominance of German issuance.