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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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The three banks that were asked to pledge to Citic Telecom International’s $630m loan have made their commitments, and the bookrunners are now in discussions on how to finalise the allocations.
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has already received commitments of around A$200m for its five year A$465m ($477.2m) loan, with more expected by the end of the week.
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Thai convenience store operator CP All made waves in the market this week, picking five banks to arrange a jumbo $6bn bridge loan for its planned acquisition of retailer Siam Makro. It is a big deal for a Thai borrower to pull off, but bankers are confident that it will be completed without a hitch, and also encourage more companies in the country to think big, writes Rashmi Kumar.
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The €3.3bn of loans backing German investment group Joh A Benckiser’s €7.5bn takeover of DE Master Blenders have been structured as a leveraged deal, while retaining enough corporate features to pique lenders’ appetites.
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MIDDLE EAST Zain dials up $700m
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Drax’s new £75m amortising loan with Friends Life is the first to have been guaranteed by HM Treasury under the Infrastructure UK Guarantee Scheme.