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High yield is mostly in a hiatus, with issuers waiting for full year numbers before pushing back into the market. Only UK broadband company TalkTalk is issuing this week, offering a rare slug of sterling supply to a market that has been euro-dominated for most of the year. For the corners of the loan market without such problems, though, there is still a bid, even for credits with stories.
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Sustainable finance players are enthusiastic about regulation, which they expect to bring clarity and order to the market. It may — though when the new EU rules are implemented they are likely to irk participants more than they expect. But what would be really effective are direct actions that bypass finance. -
Swissport is looking to reprice its existing €850m term loan and add on another €50m, in a test of market appetite to tighten terms for companies with owners outside the top tier group of sponsors. The refi comes as reports suggest HNA Holdings, the Chinese conglomerate, is once again looking to sell the company after talks last year collapsed.
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Trans Retail Indonesia, also known as Carrefour Indonesia, has launched a dual-currency deal into general syndication, opting for a slightly different approach to paying participation fees to lenders.
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Peter Glaser will become sole head of European direct lending at Alcentra, as his former co-head Graeme Delaney-Smith is leaving the firm for retirement. Alcentra has also hired two senior people for its origination team.
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Andrew Scotland has become co-head of Bayside Capital’s special situations debt activities in Europe.
