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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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El Corte Inglés, Europe’s largest department store group, has attracted 10 more lenders to the top line of a €3.65bn funding package, ahead of the transaction being launched into general syndication. -
Indian Railway Finance Corp has turned heads in the loan market with its request for up to $250m of 10 year money. While some market participants balked at the idea of 10 year commercial loans, those at the firm’s main target audience — Japanese banks — think the deal is worth a look. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
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Nomura has created a new global unit to focus on client financing, in a move that combines its investment banking and markets capabilities.
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UK petrol station operator EG Group has announced a third debt-financed acquisition, heaping further pressure on its credit metrics, which rating agencies have already warned are under strain.
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US chipmaker Qualcomm has improved its offer for NXP Semiconductors by 16%, leaving Broadcom “evaluating its options” over its $121bn hostile bid for Qualcomm and putting the possibility of a record-breaking syndicated financing on shaky ground.
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Ziraat Bank launched a $1bn loan to refinance a facility signed in April last year, with pricing in line with Turkish peer Akbank’s new loan.
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