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The ECB stimulus has likely contributed to a flow of borrowers and buyers entering the Schuldschein market, as downward pressure on spreads has forced lenders to look further for yield. But with talk of ECB tapering, some fear that the international investors who drove up volumes will return to more traditional stomping grounds. Others , however, think these investors will be more faithful. -
Kraton Polymers, the US chemicals, has scheduled a bank meeting for Monday in London for a debut €220m term loan, with proceeds repaying some of its existing dollar facilities.
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Private investment firm Partners Group has further bulked out its standalone private equity business with the closing of its latest direct investment fund at €6bn, as players historically on the limited partners’ side of the sector increasingly focus on doing direct buyouts themselves.
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Deutsche Bank’s resurrection as a force in capital markets will have to wait a little longer, based on disappointing second quarter figures the bank released on Thursday. Though the bank has rebuilt its capital base and settled many of its legal issues, its investment bank underperformed second quarter numbers from US peers.
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The race for the fixed line assets of Hutchison Telecommunications is nearing the finish line, with details emerging on the financing to support a bid by US private equity firm I Squared Capital. The firm is competing against a joint bid from MBK Partners and TPG Capital, which can already boast one clear win in the sector. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
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