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Despite the allure of lower loan prices, CLO managers should print deals cautiously
Software loan sell-offs and the Iran war have caused US and European loans to price differently
Leveraged loans in stressed sectors like software carry refinancing risk
LBO financing includes $5.75bn term loan to be priced early next week
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Consolidation of Taiwanese banks has been put back on the table after the ministry of finance asked Mega Financial Holding Company to assess the feasibility of it acquiring other state-owned banks, writes Rashmi Kumar. Restructuring the banking sector has been broached many times as a way to ease fierce domestic competition, and stabilise loan pricing, but market watchers not only think the plans are unlikely to be fruitful, but will not make things any better for banks even if they do happen.
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The main concern for many a loans banker in 2013 was the prospect of tapering in the US. But this year, the Federal Reserve’s plans to slow its quantitative easing policy seem to be only marginally on people’s minds.
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Power Assets Holdings signed its jumbo HK$37bn ($4.7bn) three year loan last Friday, as part of the financing of its spin-off IPO of Hong Kong Electric Investments, which is now underway.
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Hong Kong’s Yue Xiu Enterprises is seeking a $900m dual-tranche loan, appointing DBS as the co-ordinator, as it looks to take out the $1bn acquisition-related bridge signed last year.
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KWG Property Holdings and Longfor Properties are both mulling Hong Kong dollar loans, but while the former is eyeing a general syndication, the latter is attempting to push tenors with a club deal.
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Wilmar picks banks for $1.75bn — BPCL sends $250m RFP — Pan-Asia launches $360m loan — OUE seeks S$680m