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  • ADT Korea has refinanced a W1.35tr borrowing it raised for its buyout by Carlyle in 2014. The original five year facility was raised at a leverage of 7x Ebitda and helped Carlyle clinch a hotly contested bid for the Korean security company. ADT Korea refinanced the facility amid lower interest rates and a general paucity of deals out of Korea, said bankers.
  • CVC — Moto-Pfohe — Afreximbank — National Grid — Konecranes — Merz
  • Exeltium, the French electricity company consortium, has agreed a €1.4bn senior debt refinancing in the largest power project financing in France this year. The deal has a novel financing structure to negotiate better terms from creditors.
  • Metsa Fibre, the Finnish pulp producer, has signed €1.2bn of loans including €750m that will be used to build a wood-fired energy mill.
  • A flurry of borrowings by companies from Hong Kong and China has revitalised the sluggish syndicated loan deal flow in the region. Bankers expect more activity out of the area with a clearer view on the renminbi, bond investors’ skittishness on high yield and access to a diverse banking group luring borrowers to syndicated loans, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.
  • BNP Paribas has shaken up its London high yield sales effort with several staff moves, in an efficiency drive and attempt to align cash and derivative coverage more closely.