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Indonesian palm oil producer Perkebunan Nusantara III (PTPN) is seeking consent from banks to delay payments on a dollar loan, given expectations of a hit to its business because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But bankers told GlobalCapital Asia this week that the state-owned company has enough cash to make the payments, with the syndicate team set to reject its deferral request. Pan Yue reports. -
Synlab’s multi-part liability management exercise has ended up leaning more heavily on the bond market than on loans, with the new FRN leg boosted from €400m to €850m, more than compensating for limited take-up from lenders asked to switch into a longer dated loan. But it should be little surprise that the bond went better, as it paid investors an extra 75bp for a near-identical product.
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The coronavirus pandemic, in terms of the financial markets has had its winners as well as its losers. The loan market, after years of decline as borrowers sought better terms in bond markets, has shown its worth in times of trouble by being able to offer liquidity lifelines to companies left in dire need of the stuff when other markets could not provide it.
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Chinese battery maker Leoch International Technology has returned to the loan market for a $100m refinancing.
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Chinese oil and gas company MIE Holdings Corp has missed interest payment on a dollar bond during the grace period, triggering cross-defaults on its loan facilities. The firm has been hit hard by tumbling oil prices this year, putting pressure on its liquidity.
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With leveraged companies largely shut out of central bank bond buying and price support schemes, sponsors are mulling government-backed lending schemes in several European countries, as they seek to show other creditors that they have abundant access to liquidity. But the schemes often come with strings attached, which could do nearly as much damage to a sponsor's investment thesis as a restructuring.
