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Centralisation, competitiveness and cyber-risk will be political flashpoints
Société Générale and Standard Chartered provided euro and yen tranches respectively in first World Bank-backed transaction involving the Japanese currency
HSBC, Mizuho and Standard Chartered coordinated deal which drew 10 lenders
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Retailer J Sainsbury and metals tycoon Anil Agarwal kept sterling denominated M&A running at full pace this week, after a quarter with the biggest volume of loans in the currency in five years. -
UK retailer J Sainsbury’s has signed a £3.5bn loan package to back its acquisition of Walmart-owned Asda, with the company raising more debt than the cash component of the deal despite analysts raising concerns about the borrower’s recent debt levels.
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Digital payment company Nets has agreed a €515m financing package, as the private equity owned Nordic company prepares to merge with Germany’s Concardis Payment and buy Poland’s Dotpay.
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HSBC Germany has launched a digital platform for Schuldschein issuance called Synd-X, following in the footsteps of Helaba and LBBW. But unlike its German peers, it aims to preserve the role of banks as gatekeepers to the market.
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Banks have been hiring staff to help financial sponsors hunt jumbo take-private deals as opportunities dry up elsewhere, writes David Rothnie.
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On Wednesday the UK’s final court of appeal rejected Goldman Sachs’ attempt to recover money lost on a loan to Banco Espírito Santo through the British courts. The judge said that the EU’s framework for dealing with failing banks could be undermined if the actions of resolution authorities could be challenged outside of their home country.
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