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  • VFS Global, the visa and passport services division of Kuoni, allocated its euro and sterling loan refinancing package this week, after increasing the euro offering and tightening pricing on both tranches.
  • Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting which began on May 26, has caused delays to loan deals that were expected to close this week in the Middle East, according to bankers in the region.
  • Panama severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan this week in favour of supporting China, leaving syndicated loans bankers in Taiwan divided about how the move will affect their business, as several Panamanian institutions have tapped Taiwanese bank liquidity for funds in the past. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
  • Standard Chartered has hired Clare Francis to be regional head of global banking, Europe. The former Lloyds banker will run its corporate and financial institution business in the region.
  • Dutch musical theatre group Stage Entertainment, producer of shows including The Lion King and Mamma Mia!, debuted in the leveraged finance market this week for a €355m term loan to pay a dividend recapitalisation to sponsor CVC, after the latter’s majority investment in the firm in 2015 was unusually an all equity deal.
  • Malaysia's CIMB has increased the size of its syndicated loan to $500m from $400m, raising the additional amount as a separate facility from banks that joined as mandated lead arrangers during senior syndication.