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Despite the allure of lower loan prices, CLO managers should print deals cautiously
Software loan sell-offs and the Iran war have caused US and European loans to price differently
Leveraged loans in stressed sectors like software carry refinancing risk
LBO financing includes $5.75bn term loan to be priced early next week
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A growing number of European high yield borrowers are replacing their bonds with leveraged loan debt. This week, investment management company Neuberger Berman decided to add leveraged loans into its bond strategy, and said more investors should follow suit to avoid missing new speculative grade issuance. -
Indian company Intas Pharmaceuticals is lining up banks to help it fund an acquisition in Europe and the US, turning back to lenders who helped the company pull off a successful takeover earlier this year. But this time around, it has more bargaining power. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
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The number of highly leveraged retailers including clauses in loans that allow them to strip out valuable collateral into separate subsidiaries, out of reach of secured lenders, has reached “extreme” levels, according to loan market sources.
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Transport and tourism services provider Zhuhai Holdings Investment has sealed a successful return to the loan market through an increased HK$2bn ($255.7m) financing. The company, which tapped offshore liquidity after two years away, launched the deal at HK$1.5bn.
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AR Packaging, the Swedish maker of packaging for food, increased its LBO loans with a dividend recapitalisation deal on Tuesday. The move follows a trend of loan borrowers taking on more leverage ahead of new European Central Bank guidance on leverage limits.
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US private equity firms keep an eye on European deals, but their doubts over the eurozone’s future become a deterrent at times. Now that Germany and France are signalling a zealous commitment to the European project, the chance is ripe to regain their trust.
