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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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Indian Railway Finance Corp has turned heads in the loan market with its request for up to $250m of 10 year money. While some market participants balked at the idea of 10 year commercial loans, those at the firm’s main target audience — Japanese banks — think the deal is worth a look. Shruti Chaturvedi reports. -
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.
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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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Indian Railway Finance Corp has approached offshore lenders for a financing of up to $250m-equivalent in Japanese yen. But the company may struggle to generate demand from maturity-shy Japanese lenders, said a banker familiar with the deal.
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The Asian loan market has had to battle a tough few years, with record volumes in 2014 tailed by four straight annual declines. But loans bankers in the region have a feeling their time may have come.
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Leonardo, the Italian defence company, has agreed a €1.8bn five year revolver 25bp cheaper than the facility it is replacing, making it the latest crossover borrower to negotiate better terms for itself in a refinancing.
