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Deals topping €1bn are becoming more common in the European leveraged loan market, pushing gross issuance to annual record levels. CeramTec announced the latest, with a €1.1bn leveraged buyout. -
Sino Horizon Holdings, a Chinese property developer, has opened a $600m refinancing into general syndication with retail banks.
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Centratama Telekomunikasi Indonesia, an IT and internet services provider, is in the market with a triple-tranche $390m loan tied to its M&A plans.
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Home Credit Vietnam has put together a $80m borrowing with four banks. The deal marks the firm’s second loan in the international market.
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Leveraged loan issuers used to call on direct lending players to pre-place small portions of their offerings, mostly second liens. But as direct lenders grow bigger funds, their appetite for loans is starting to impact entire deals.
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Borrowers and investors marched on in the European leveraged finance markets this week, pricing €1.5bn of high yield bonds while bankers have been able to tighten terms on new loan deals during syndication. Deals pulled earlier in the week in the US are already a fading memory.
