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Patrick Drahi’s BidFair USA vehicle has agreed to take auction house Sotheby’s private for $3.7bn, a premium of 61% to Sotheby’s closing share price on Friday. BNP Paribas has provided committed debt financing for the all-cash deal, with Morgan Stanley joining as financial advisor. -
Germany’s Rodenstock has agreed €415m of bank debt, as the eyeglasses company’s financial metrics show sharp improvement following a recent strategic restructuring.
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Citigroup is in the market with a refinancing of metals waste management company Befesa, following Triton Partners’ exit from the 18.6% stake it held in the company earlier this month through a block trade. The company is raising a €526m loan to refinance its existing 2022 loan of the same amount.
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Packing company Dynapack Asia is tapping the loan market for the first time, seeking a S$250m ($182m) borrowing.
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Tata Capital Housing Finance has launched a $75m debut borrowing into the market, as another subsidiary of the Tata Group also seeks a separate maiden facility.
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Edward Altman, creator of the Z-score metric predicting corporate bankruptcies, has co-founded a new company that automates credit scores for small and medium sized firms. That could help provide ratings for the SME CLO market.
