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Software loan sell-offs and the Iran war have caused US and European loans to price differently
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The European second lien leveraged loan market has had a rough start to the year. Low volumes, due to unattractive pricing and competing junior debt products, have made it a tough sell to subordinated debt investors. -
After a brutal year in 2014, in which several senior staff were cut or left the bank, UBS’s European levfin business has a fixer in the shape of Jim Boland.
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UK online gambling business Sky Bet has widened the margin on its £340m leveraged loan by 25bp as the deal nears its deadline for commitments.
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Advanced Computer Solutions, the UK software and IT services provider, has widened pricing on the dollar tranches of its £498.5m acquisition loan, in response to weak market conditions in the US.
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Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II) surprised loans bankers this week with its decision to limit a $1bn borrowing to just over half that amount, causing the cancellation of general syndication. This was just the latest twist for a loan that has been anything but straightforward, though the outcome is unlikely to hurt the borrower in the long run.
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Chinese consumer electronics appliance maker Haier International has allocated its three year facility at a larger-than-launch size of $360m. The borrower’s relationship banks came in with big tickets, encouraged by the company's growth potential and leading position in China.
