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VietinBank, one of the largest state-owned commercial lenders in Vietnam, has returned to the loan market, just four months after tying up its last fundraising.
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Ineos is likely to use some bank debt for its $1bn acquisition of Dong Energy’s upstream North Sea oil and gas business, and is also engaging in a $250m vendor loan note provided by Dong.
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Hensoldt, the KKR-owned defence electronics firm, held a lender call on Wednesday morning for a €170m incremental term loan, following its acquisition of avionics business EuroAvionics. The deal comes as some investors are concerned the leveraged loan market could return to the extreme conditions of earlier in the year.
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PortAventura, the Spanish theme park operator, has scheduled a bank meeting for Thursday morning in London for a €620m seven year term loan ‘B’ refinancing and dividend recapitalisation.
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Park Square Capital has hired an executive director from Goldman Sachs into its direct lending team, as well as promoting three partners from within, as it builds out its private debt business.
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Corporate borrowers hit the bond market early this week before Thursday’s Ascension Day holiday on the continent, and bankers expect issuance to drop off sharply in the coming days.