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  • UniCredit has appointed a new head of non-investment grade syndicate, after Carlo Fontana was promoted to global head of syndicate in March.
  • For a failing business, the coronavirus pandemic has offered the perfect excuse. With so many well-managed companies forced to close their doors during lockdowns, record unemployment across several countries and a severe global recession on the cards, who can blame a management team or its backers when a corporate is on the edge of collapse?
  • China’s Zhongyu Gas Holdings has launched a $300m refinancing loan into general syndication.
  • The Ministry of Finance of the Lao PDR has returned to the loan market for a new financing of $50m.
  • KKR, Cinven and Providence Private Equity have launched the first post-Covid take-private LBO attempt, targeting Spanish telecommunications company MasMovil with a €3bn takeover offer at €22.50 a share, giving the company an enterprise value of around €5bn. Barclays, BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley have underwritten the financing for the buyout.
  • Asia’s loan market is slowly recovering from a near-shutdown due to Covid-19, with bankers predicting a busy couple of months ahead. But syndication will still be a challenge as lenders continue to remain risk-averse and selective on deals.