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  • The investment grade bond market saw raging demand for the one small deal of the week, lining the market up for a strong September, while the high yield market has seen appetite for European credits weaken. Investment grade and leveraged loans alike have settled into the summer lull, though Cinven’s latest acquisition could raise hopes for more LBOs in the final quarter.
  • Cinven has made the first acquisition from its latest €7bn European focused fund for US healthcare firm Bioclinica.
  • Royal Industries Indonesia rattled the loans market last week when it failed to pay the first principal instalment on a $380m deal signed in June 2015. The incident has caused consternation among participating banks, with many being quick to blame the bookrunners on the trade. But this should be a wake-up call to lenders, who need to re-examine their internal approval procedures.
  • OCI Nitrogen, the subsidiary of fertiliser giant OCI, has signed a €550m credit agreement with 17 banks, 10 of which are new lenders.
  • Agro-industrial company Royal Industries Indonesia has failed to pay the first principal instalment on a $380m loan borrowed in June 2015. Although the incident was driven by circumstances unique to the borrower, market observers reckoned banks would now be more wary of lending to smaller, privately-held firms from the country. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
  • Chinese conglomerate HNA officially filed notification of its acquisition of Swiss airline caterer Gategroup this week in a move which market participants hope could provide much needed issuance for a subdued levfin market.