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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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The Loan Market Association (LMA) has launched standardised guidelines for green loans, a move that bankers say is a significant step forward in expanding the nascent market.
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Hong Kong-listed New World Development has converted a loan signed in March 2016 into a green loan, a first of its kind for the company and in line with its plan to promote sustainability across its business.
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US health insurer Cigna has agreed a $26.7bn bridge loan from two banks as part of its deal to buy Express Scripts, in a transaction lenders say highlights how deep liquidity is in the market.
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French institutional investors, who dominate the Euro private placement market, are expecting a rise in issuance soon after the European Central Bank withdraws from buying corporate bonds. They expect their pitch to issuers will be that much sweeter as yields in the bond and Schuldschein markets rise.
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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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Malaysian state-owned oil and gas company Petronas’s chemicals unit has signed a bridge loan for $1bn as part of the conditions of its divestment agreement with Saudi Aramco.
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