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Swiss commodities firm has deleveraged thanks to elevated free cash flow
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
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How risky is it to lend money to a coal-fired power plant or an oil company? OK for another five years, perhaps — but how much longer can they carry on in the face of climate change? So far, banks have largely ducked questions like these. But from next year, more and more of them will be giving some kind of answer in their annual reports. -
Emerging market borrowers in the EMEA region are increasingly asking for investment grade style terms on their deals, with demands for the maturity structure ubiquitous among high grade revolving credit facilities causing consternation among lenders. Mike Turner reports.
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T-Mobile US has lined up $38bn of fully committed loans to finance its $26bn purchase of US telecommunications company Sprint.
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The gloom over Russian capital markets was lifted a little this week as the US Treasury softened its stance towards sanctioned aluminium behemoth Rusal, giving hope to markets that the announcement of new sanctions against Russia at the beginning of April may not have been a knockout blow, write Sam Kerr, Francesca Young and Mike Turner.
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As more cash is directed into the US private placement market, its attractiveness as a venue for more and larger deals will continue to increase. But even as it sets new issuance records, the question facing investors remains the same as ever — where can more deals be found? Richard Metcalf reports.
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The US private placement market is the largest, most established private debt market in the world. It has huge international appeal, attracting issuers from around the globe who enjoy the ever evolving features the market offers and the fact that it seems to ride out any periods of weakness of other global markets. Nigel Owen reports.
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