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Investors who have been longing for the EU Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities to tell them what is green are now realising that its arrival could make life tricky. From the end of next year, they will have to start reporting how sustainable all their portfolios are. It could prove an enormous headache. But a tiny company has developed a tool it claims can cut out a lot of the worries investors face in working out how to comply. -
High yield and leveraged loan spreads have widened in the last few days, as news of the coronavirus outbreak has worsened. But neither that, nor new figures from Moody's showing downgrades outnumbering upgrades, is putting off investors long used to hanging on through gritty conditions. Chemical producer Inovyn managed to complete a €1.064bn loan amend-and-extend on Tuesday.
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Singapore’s Park Hotel Group has sealed its maiden green loan, raising S$237m ($169m) from United Overseas Bank.
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Chinese travel services provider Trip.com Group has picked Standard Chartered as the mandated lead arranger and bookrunner for a $1.2bn refinancing deal.
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Swissport, the airport services company owned by HNA Group of China, successfully shaved 25bp off the cost of its term loan B in its recent repricing, in spite of a backdrop of increased fears about the coronavirus and its impact on the aviation industry. However, the deal was less of a slam dunk than other recent refinancings.
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Dutch equipment rental company Boels has launched a €1.61bn term loan B to finance the acquisition of Cramo, a Finnish rival. It is a rare chance for lenders to access a leveraged deal with maintenance covenants, a concession sponsors will no longer give but which some companies can still tolerate — though the huge headroom in this case means they are a minimal restriction.
