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Despite the allure of lower loan prices, CLO managers should print deals cautiously
Software loan sell-offs and the Iran war have caused US and European loans to price differently
Leveraged loans in stressed sectors like software carry refinancing risk
LBO financing includes $5.75bn term loan to be priced early next week
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The African loan market may be breaking out of its first half malaise, after the owners of Nigerian special purpose vehicle Shoreline Natural Resources announced that the SPV is in talks to purchase an $850m major stake in Nigerian oil site OML 30. The bulk of the acquisition will be financed by a $550m bridge loan from Standard Bank of South Africa.
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Despite the stalling syndications of several LBOs in the European market, leveraged financiers this week declared it was "business as usual" for arranging banks looking to underwrite leveraged loans, writes Olly West.
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Uni-President China, the subsidiary of a Taiwanese food company, has closed a Rmb1bn ($157.3m) offshore renminbi loan, increasing the deal from its original target — and becoming the first borrower to reference two offshore renminbi offer rates.
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Borealis launches syndication for €750m refi
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The fears of some leveraged finance bankers that syndication of Bravida’s Skr3.654bn (€423m) of leveraged loans would follow the same path of similarly-sized Alain Afflelou and Global Blue in requiring a flex appear to be unfounded, as bookrunners on the deal prepare to wrap up with an oversubscription on the €130m fund carve-out.
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Leveraged finance market participants on buy and sell sides appeared sure that syndication of the €865m of senior loans backing EQT’s buy-out of German bandages maker BSN Medical would fly after some funds made large commitments and the company’s ratings were published without any scares.