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First refinancing since Fitch upgrade in December has been well received
Hyperscaler and data centre debt mountain will keep growing, even if technical stampede eases
As funds swell, pressure to deploy rises and managers can stray from their expertise
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On Wednesday, UK financial software firm Misys pulled the $1.5bn refinancing it had been marketing as part of its planned IPO, having dropped the share sale last week.
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Banks are preparing finance packages for the leveraged buyout of Romanian retail chain Profi, with the loans likely to price almost as tightly as deals from western Europes, according to one banker.
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The hype in the European leveraged finance markets runs that the European Central Bank and Bank of England have made riskier assets irresistible to investors, and that fund managers are beginning to embrace even aggressive dividend deals and payment-in-kind bonds. Don’t believe it.
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A subsidiary of Chinese electro-acoustic product maker Goertek has approached banks for a $150m three year borrowing.
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Private equity firm Ardian has turned to the leveraged loan market to fund its acquisition of German lighting provider SLV Holding from Cinven.
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The government of Dubai has picked HSBC as financial advisor for its $3bn fundraising to expand its international airports.
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