Top section
Top section
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
More articles
More articles
More articles
-
Comcast, the US’s largest cable company, has made a formal £22bn debt-financed takeover offer for Sky, seemingly ending 21st Century Fox’s attempts to buy the part of the company it does not already own. -
Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda has bumped up its debt and equity offer for Shire to £46bn, leading to potentially the largest sterling M&A financing of the year.
-
Mining company Polymetal has converted an existing $80m bilateral credit facility with ING into a sustainability-linked loan. It is the first loan market activity from Russia since the US announced a fresh round of sanctions against some of the country’s oligarchs.
-
Iberdrola’s Mexican subsidiary became the first company to close a green loan in the country this week, with BBVA continuing its determined push into sustainable finance by leading the deal.
-
McGraw-Hill Global Education has obtained a payment in kind (PIK) term loan from funds advised by Guggenheim Partners and Ares to help refinance its 2019 PIK toggle notes, five months after it pulled a PIK toggle bond aimed at achieving the same goal.
-
Abeo, the French producer of sports and leisure equipment, has issued its first Euro private placement note. The rarity of the sector, as well as the small intended volume, meant the leads could push for tighter pricing and more attractive terms.
Sub-sections
