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Tianqi Lithium Corp’s rising debt burden since its acquisition of a stake in a Chilean mining company two years ago is causing trouble. The Chinese borrower is seeking covenant waivers and a tenor extension on part of a $3.5bn loan, raising concerns among bankers about the performance of other commodity credits amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Pan Yue reports.
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Credit Suisse took a $294m hit from marking leveraged finance underwriting exposure to market in the first quarter, its results on Thursday showed, as March’s volatility and jump in credit spreads took their toll.
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Italian-American car company Fiat Chrysler has drawn down on its €6.25bn revolving credit facility to shore up its finances during the Covid-19 pandemic, though the company has left a new bridge loan untouched.
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Shenzhen Zhaoheng Hydropower Group has obtained a maturity extension for a $128m loan sealed in 2017, after difficult market conditions put pressure on its refinancing abilities.
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Helaba has been far more active than other arrangers in the Schuldschein market, launching at least three deals after the pandemic struck European capital markets in March. While others told clients to postpone deals until clarity emerged on price and investor appetite, the Frankfurt-based Landesbank has ploughed ahead.
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Deutsche Bank has set up an inter-disciplinary sustainable finance team in its capital markets group, aiming to be “viewed as [a] market leader on this important subject”, as it senses that clients, including big oil and gas companies, are having increasingly to consider environmental and social issues to access the capital markets.