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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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New technologies are marching into the securities issuance process. This week came bids to shake up two very different kinds of private debt — traditional corporate Schuldscheine and funky structured notes. -
The traditional investment grade debt buyers that have ventured into Europe's high yield and leveraged loan markets since quantitative easing sucked much of the juice out of high grade markets are showing no sign of losing their thirst for levfin, despite the looming end of QE, writes Victor Jimenez.
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Russian gold miner Nordgold and coal company Siberian Coal Energy Co (Suek) signed syndicated loans in the week leading up to Vladimir Putin’s victory in the Russian general elections.
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UK property company Hammerson has signed a new £1.5bn three year revolving credit facility, bringing in a dozen banks for a financing aimed at slashing the funding costs of its acquisition target, Intu.
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Watford Community Housing has raised £200m from a mixture of loan facilities and private debt. Housing association transactions have been “keeping PP agents busy” in a quieter month in the sterling private placement market.
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RHI Magnesita, the Austrian-Brazilian maker of refractory products, has refinanced its debt with a new €305.6m five year term loan.
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