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Innovation and ambition have been hallmarks of mergers and acquisitions activity this year, but there are some signs of weakness in private equity
Leveraged loans in stressed sectors like software carry refinancing risk
Ferrero International markets €300m deal
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Legal & General has announced a £325m buy-in to Heathrow’s pension scheme, while simultaneously lending £160m to the London airport company through a private placement note. -
Singapore’s Louis Dreyfus Co Asia has returned to the offshore market for a $500m three year revolving credit facility.
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S&P Global Ratings knocked a notch off pet food retailer PetSmart’s corporate credit rating on Thursday, citing the firm’s ‘unsustainable’ capital structure and the increased risk of a distressed debt exchange after a portion of its subsidiary Chewy was transferred to private equity sponsors.
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Allocations for a €3.025bn acquisition loan from Czech investment fund PPF Group are due in the next few days, according to a lead.
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Emerging market loans bankers at European banks are finding it increasingly hard to compete on pricing, with borrowers claiming to be able to take out dollar loans with US and Asian banks well below the level others are able to offer. Mike Turner reports on a market where banks are doing whatever they can to snap up scarce supply of lending business.
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With syndicated loan business thin on the ground in EMEA this year, E.On had no trouble achieving a 100% hit rate among its relationship banks, when syndicating the €5bn loan financing for its €20.42bn takeover of Innogy.
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