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Tightening trend in private credit pricing has reversed since April 2, but reliability is funds' trump card
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Loans bankers and borrowers are increasingly spending weeks, if not months, negotiating over pricing, as the gap between their expectations grows wider amid Covid-19 disruptions. -
Direct lending funds are likely to be the best choice for sponsors looking to fund buyouts this summer, with investment banks still sitting on substantial bridge books, and simplicity and certainty of execution being the top priorities.
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BNP Paribas blamed European authorities’ restrictions on 2019 dividend payments for losing it €184m in its equities business, when it released its first quarter results on Tuesday. However, in debt capital markets and fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) it was a more positive picture, as the bank took advantage of a surge in debt origination and electronic trading.
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Robert Bosch launched Schuldscheine with tenors varying between two and 20 years on Tuesday. The German car parts supplier is looking to raise at least €500m in a market all but shut since the coronavirus pandemic reached Europe. Participants hope this launch will prompt other borrowers to follow suit.
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Prospects are rising of a return to normal merger and acquisition activity, despite the continued grip of the Covid-19 pandemic. Telefónica, the Spanish telecoms group, has confirmed it is in talks about combining its UK mobile business O2 with Virgin Media, the quad play telecoms firm owned by Liberty Global.
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Chenavari Investment Management’s Toro Fund said in a recent update to investors that it was unwinding its leveraged loan warehouse, in contrast to other CLO fund managers and equity investors that have pushed out deals and begun to reopen the market.
