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  • Shire has raised over $3bn in loans in the last month for its $5.2bn takeover of NPS Pharma. The bio-pharmaceutical company is paying a high premium for NPS’s assets, but Shire may also be loading up on debt to deter takeover bids from rivals, said bankers.
  • Property company Henderson Land Development has sent out invitations for a refinancing loan of HK$6bn ($773.8m). The deal has a lot of things going for it, said bankers, noting its juicy pricing and good timing, as banks look to build their books at the beginning of the year.
  • Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHK) is due to sign a HK$10bn ($1.29bn) loan on January 16. The company, a top-rated borrower with assets across Hong Kong, managed to raise its latest borrowing at a margin lower than a HK$14bn loan it signed in January last year, according to a banker.
  • A HK$55bn ($7bn) bridge loan for Cheung Kong Property, newly-formed from the consolidation of the property businesses of Cheung Kong Group (CK Group) and Hutchison Group, will be syndicated by the two banks supplying the funds.
  • Huhtamaki, the Finnish producer of food and drink packaging, signed a €400m five year revolving facility last week. The company sold its plastic films business in December and is consolidating its business into food packaging.
  • Cheung Kong Property, a newly formed entity that will emerge from the consolidation of the property businesses of Cheung Kong Group (CK Group) and Hutchison Group, will syndicate an HK$55bn ($7.093bn) bridge loan that is being supplied by two banks.