Top Section/Ad
Top Section/Ad
Most recent
LBO financing includes $5.75bn term loan to be priced early next week
Major sectors in leveraged loans are trading down, making shrewd credit selection vital
William Liu joins from K&L Gates
Buyers line up €11bn of debt and equity financing
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
Singapore’s Park Hotel Group has sealed its maiden green loan, raising S$237m ($169m) from United Overseas Bank. -
Chinese travel services provider Trip.com Group has picked Standard Chartered as the mandated lead arranger and bookrunner for a $1.2bn refinancing deal.
-
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.
-
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.
-
After a furious start to the year, leveraged finance bankers are now worrying about what’s next for new money leveraged buyouts, with few corporate carve-outs on the horizon and a plethora of political pain points to keep sponsors on the sidelines. Owen Sanderson reports.
-
London-listed tech firm Micro Focus is refinancing and extending its term loan 'B' and revolver, with a $1.435bn-equivalent deal across dollars and euros. The company has had a grim year — reflected in the targeted loan margins — with a series of revenue warnings, a sliding share price and subsequent exit from the FTSE100, a failed sale of part of the business, and the departure of its long-serving executive chairman.
