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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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Jacobs Douwe Egberts rode the market repricing wave emphatically this week, increasing its new loan offering to €1.3bn and cutting margins on existing loans to just 225bp. -
Saudi Electricity Company has signed a $420m loan from Crédit Agricole and Santander as growing domestic funding needs open up more opportunities for international banks.
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National Bank of Abu Dhabi is syndicating a $2bn term loan to replace bilateral loans. The UAE bank is paying more for the longer dated syndicated deal, though the latest pricing is still “aggressive”, according to one banker.
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A HK$4.851bn ($625m) leveraged buyout financing to back the acquisition of Wharf T&T by MBK Partners and TPG Capital has entered limited syndication.
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There has been a relentless downward pressure on the pricing of investment grade loans this year, as lenders choose to preserve the size and quality of their balance sheets even in the face of diminishing returns. Unfortunately, respite from margin compression is not coming any time soon, as volumes remain low and banks’ liquidity and hunger for assets show no signs of abating. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
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Bayer may conduct the refinancing of its $56.9bn credit facility ahead of the closing of its acquisition of Monsanto, which is expected by the end of 2017, the firm said on Wednesday.
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