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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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US banks may have been happy to stump up a $5.4bn bridge loan for beleaguered California to ride out the capital markets chaos risk as the US flirted with default, but loans bankers revealed in a EuroWeek survey that such a solution would be unlikely to work for states hit by the eurozone crisis.
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The problems of the European leveraged finance market’s reliance on CLOs from the boom were again underlined in Fitch’s half year leveraged credit review. Creditor forbearance — probably leading to default and restructuring — may be required if the market does not develop enough non-bank lending capacity to address the maturity wall, the rating agency said.
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Russian aluminium producer Rusal has expanded the bank group for its $4.75bn five year refinancing and is set to launch the loan into syndication this month.
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UK plumbing firm Wolseley has signed revolving credit facilities of €750m and $270m, reducing the cost of its financing by replacing outstanding credit facilities.
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The €565m of leveraged loans backing CVC’s takeover of French rail equipment manufacturer Delachaux have broken the flexing trend in the European market by issuing the institutional loans at par.
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Starwood Capital-owned hotel business Groupe du Louvre is refinancing a €1.2bn credit facility with two separate loans: a €350m facility for its luxury businesses, and a €650m syndicated loan for its budget division.