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Swiss petrochemicals firm Ineos priced a €4.5bn-equivalent four tranche term facility refinancing at the tight end of guidance on Monday, taking advantage of a leveraged loan market where abundant demand and scarce new paper is grinding down margins and encouraging a wave of refinancings.
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Sogo department stores operator Lifestyle International has firmed up the bank group for a HK$9bn ($1.16bn) loan to finance a project on a plot of land it acquired last year.
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BC Partners has hired the former president and chief investment officer of Apollo Investment Corp to head its own newly opened credit platform.
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The list of investors that came aboard a $69m loan for Air India has been revealed. The company launched general syndication in October and brought in new lenders at the end of last year.
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Unilabs, the Apax Partners-owned medical diagnostics firm, has agreed to buy Alpha Medical from Mid Europa Partners in what will be the largest healthcare deal in central Europe since 2008.
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Star Energy is borrowing $1.9bn via two facilities for its acquisition of Chevron’s assets in Indonesia, as strong early interest from banks revealed plenty of available liquidity for M&A into the country. Loans bankers expect more action from the export-oriented nation, following the recovery in commodity prices. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.