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Pharmaceuticals and energy transition also ripe sectors for M&A
Munich-based company's deal is one of five launched this month
Big deal joins light supply in January
Bankers say deals are still being launched and believe international rivalry can be negotiated
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Phoenix Group, the UK life assurance fund consolidator plans to raise £1.5bn of underwritten debt to part-fund its £3.24bn cash and shares acquisition of Standard Life Aberdeen’s insurance business, in what is likely to be one of the biggest sterling acquisitions this year.
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UK petrol station operator EG Group has announced a third debt-financed acquisition, heaping further pressure on its credit metrics, which rating agencies have already warned are under strain. -
The use of technology to drive down the cost of issuance could boost the growth of private debt markets across Europe, said a report commissioned by the Capital Markets Union (CMU) published on February 16.
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US chipmaker Qualcomm has improved its offer for NXP Semiconductors by 16%, leaving Broadcom “evaluating its options” over its $121bn hostile bid for Qualcomm and putting the possibility of a record-breaking syndicated financing on shaky ground.
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US private placement investors are becoming more comfortable with buying sterling tranches, which bankers said will drive pricing down for borrowers.
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El Corte Inglés, Europe’s largest department store group, has attracted 10 more lenders to the top line of a €3.65bn funding package, ahead of the transaction being launched into general syndication.
