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Wednesday’s sharp fall in the S&P 500, as the political storm around US president Donald Trump’s links with Russia intensified, has not turned into a market rout... yet. Equities bankers, indeed, are convinced it is a blip, saying investor appetite for stocks remains strong. -
Several notable event-driven new money leveraged loans are set to come to market next month, but for now there is only a steady flow of repricings and small incremental deals.
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CVC-owned German retailer Douglas has agreed to buy Limoni and La Gardenia Beauty, two Italian beauty and perfume firms from sponsor Orlando Management. It said on Thursday that it may issue new a term loan to fund the deal, joining a list of mid-cap firms with similar plans.
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Chinese banks are set to take up a bigger market share when it comes to financing M&A in 2017, building on their dominant presence in the Asian loan market last year. The stage is set for more collaboration between Mainland and international banks, according to panellists speaking at a leveraged and acquisition finance conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
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HSBC has promoted Sheldon Wong to head its Middle Market Financial Sponsors (MMFS) team in Asia Pacific, a segment tipped to grow alongside the region’s increasing M&A volumes.
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The European corporate bond market is again packed to bursting on Wednesday, with six new issues, among which Apple is likely to be one of the most sought after names. This week is building up to a huge total, as LVMH has already raised €4.5bn and Anheuser-Busch InBev £2.25bn.
