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Société Générale’s revamp of its investment bank, first announced in April, will refocus the bank’s financing efforts around sponsor-driven business, as corporate clients are not steering enough fees towards the bank to pay for its balance sheet commitments. -
Pension insurance company Ilmarinen, one of the largest investors in Finland with €47.4bn under management, is welcoming the nascent trend of sustainable loans, as it scans the market for instruments that create benefits for its whole portfolio.
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Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu has signed a €400m sustainability-linked term loan, used mostly for refinancing its short term debt, and featuring margin cuts if the company hits targets linked to workplace accidents and carbon emissions. It's a step forward in a leveraged finance market that has so far taken only tentative steps towards sustainability.
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European leveraged finance revenue for the first half of the year is down more than 50%, according to figures from Dealogic released on Monday — and is increasingly going to a small handful of banks, in particular JP Morgan.
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Żabka Polska, an operator of Polish convenience stores, has launched a syndicated loan to fund a dividend recapitalisation, according to bankers. The transaction is following closely in the footsteps of fellow Polish corporate, Allegro, that closed a Z2bn (€470m) dividend recap in May.
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Danish investment firm Kirkbi is teaming up with Blackstone and Canadian pension fund CPPIB to acquire Merlin Entertainments at an enterprise value of £5.9bn.
