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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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French retailer Fnac Darty has amended and extended €600m of bank debt, with the company saying that a strengthened business model helped it cut the cost of its loan facilities.
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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, as African loan bankers face a meagre pipeline of business following lower first quarter volumes than the same period last year.
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The investment arm of Dutch agency FMO and NN Investment Partners has raised $250m in its first round of fundraising for an emerging and frontier market loan fund, surpassing the minimum target by 25%.
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