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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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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. -
Phoenix Community Housing, a non-profit housing association from London, has raised £60m of private debt using delayed draw.
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Companies planning to buy UK-domiciled firms should be prepared to jump through extensive competition regulatory hoops that could slow down M&A activity this year, loans bankers have warned.
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South Africa’s Aspen Pharmaceuticals has mandated banks to arrange a refinancing exercise, according to two bankers away from the top line, but African loan bankers face a meagre pipeline of business following lower first quarter volumes than in the same period last year.
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Two issuers with double-B ratings, Darling Ingredients and Avast, achieved substantial financial cost savings with repricings this week, as pricing for top rated paper still looked attractive despite a recent uptick in spreads.
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The Schuldschein market has been eerily quiet this week. German borrowers dominated a diminished deal flow while arrangers mulled over further price tightening to attract debut corporates and encourage existing issuers to refinance in the market.
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