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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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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. -
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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Investec Bank has benefited from South Africa’s political turn for the better, with pricing tightened on a $300m loan refinancing and Asian banks flocking to another loan for its UK branch.
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The widening gap between Libor and Hibor, which reached the highest level in 10 years on Wednesday, is pushing Hong Kong and Chinese borrowers to the Hong Kong dollar-denominated loans market. But while the possibilities for opportunistic deals are plenty, bankers warn the window won’t be open for too long. Pan Yue reports.
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Details have emerged on £1.5bn of underwritten loans for the UK’s Phoenix Group, as the life assurance fund consolidator moves closer to its £3.24bn cash and shares purchase of Standard Life Aberdeen’s insurance arm.
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