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International Finance Corp’s drive to introduce development finance to the CLO market is advancing. Its second deal of $509m had more investors, more tranches and better pricing, supporting its rapid growth
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Divisions deepen over multilateral development banks’ climate commitments
Deal rules and slow primary market make ramping up deals difficult
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  • Costa Rica based lender Banco Bac San José is looking to syndicate a slice of a $75m borrowing in Asia, sending out an outline of the loan to prospective participants in the region on Monday.
  • Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba has launched its latest loan at $3bn, less than a week after it signed an agreement with eight mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners. However, the financing could be even bigger, with the top group hoping demand will be strong enough to increase it to $4bn by the end of syndication.
  • Another week and another first for the Schuldschein market, in what has been a stunning first quarter for the German private placement market. Fresenius US Finance II has completed the largest dollar deal in the market, raising $400m, according to bankers.
  • Hong Kong MTR Corp’s tightly priced HK$15bn ($1.9bn) loan has attracted interest from more than 20 banks in syndication, according to sources.
  • A $300m three year loan for Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has been allocated, with the borrowing capped at the launch size despite an oversubscription.
  • Bankers pitching to lead the first loan for Saudi Arabia in more than 20 years say the borrower will tussle for tight pricing even though the Gulf’s other sovereigns and blue chips face further downgrades, write Elly Whittaker and Virginia Furness.