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Issuance in the European leveraged finance market has been one-sided since the shock result of the US election last month. A notable bond-to-loan trend has prevailed, with sponsor-driven single-B issuance making the loan market increasingly hot, while leaving the high yield market out in the cold. Max Bower reports.
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The UK's United Biscuits is now rated B1 after a one notch downgrade by Moody’s on Thursday.
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Service station operator MRH tightened guidance on its £250m sterling term loan this week, with commitments on the deal due alongside several others on Thursday.
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China put the brakes on capital outflows again this week, taking aim at both large and small scale transactions amid a falling renminbi. Market participants are digesting the impact of the new curbs, as yet unconfirmed, but some thought that they could weed out dodgy deals and raise the quality of M&A financing. John Loh and Shruti Chaturvedi report.
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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) has named Vivian Sam as assistant general manager of event finance at its Asian investment banking division (AIBD), in a new role for the former Citi acquisition finance banker.
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French media technology firm Technicolor increased its euro term loan offering by €200m to €450m on Wednesday, as Verisure tightened and accelerated the pricing and commitments on its own deal.