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◆ Fast money reverses out of SSA bond market ◆ CLO managers face risky ramp startegy ◆ Corporate hybrid bond market runs hot despite volatility
After quitting M&A and equity capital markets in Europe and the US last year, HSBC is striving to maintain global relevance — and London and New York still have a role to play
Despite the allure of lower loan prices, CLO managers should print deals cautiously
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UK telecoms firm Virgin Media increased its sterling loan offering on Friday, as recovering leveraged finance issuance in the currency seems to be leaving Brexit strains behind. -
Hong Kong Airlines, which last visited the international syndicated loan market in 2015, is working with a bank to refinance that facility.
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FirstRand Bank has launched its second syndicated loan of the year, two weeks after signing a $540m loan with Asian banks. The new $500m loan is aimed at international banks, and is priced more tightly than other loans for South African banks this year.
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J Sainsbury, the UK supermarket chain, has refinanced a revolving credit facility with a new, larger revolver amid a far rosier picture for the company than when the last deal was signed.
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Leveraged loan issuance is set to outpace sales of new high yield bonds with a surge this year, pushed by a varied array of borrowers seeking not just tighter margins on old debt, such as US chemical group Angus this week, but also funding for acquisitions, as with Nordic travel operator Etraveli.
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Slowing corporate demand for loans in Asia is increasingly pushing banks to clinch bilateral deals rather than execute syndications. While no one is calling the end of the loan syndications market, bilaterals have quickly risen in popularity — and for now, are offering a win-win solution to lenders and borrowers. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
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