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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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J Sainsbury has agreed to buy Asda from Walmart in a deal that values the target at £7.3bn ($9.92bn), with the buyer turning to its existing bank group to finance the cash portion of the deal. -
Fintech firm Paysafe was out in the leveraged loan market this week with a chunky $800m extension of the loan deal it sold for its own acquisition in November.
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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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Metinvest, the Ukrainian metals and mining company, has refinanced the bulk of its pre-export finance (PXF) facility through the loan market, though some of its lenders have switched out of the loan to buy its concurrently issued bonds.
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Lenders in the Middle East are scrambling to get deals across the line before the start of Ramadan on May 15. Bankers say there are up to eight deals in the works in the region.
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CTBC Financial Holding has hired veteran banker Benson Chua as head of corporate and institutional banking.
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