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Demand to invest in the low carbon transition is growing fast, but strategies are very diverse
Major sectors in leveraged loans are trading down, making shrewd credit selection vital
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Belgian supermarket chain Louis Delhaize launched a Schuldschein on Tuesday afternoon, according to market sources, joining a band of retailers tapping the market this year.
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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has launched a series of surveys ‘to understand the potential conflicts of interest and misaligned incentives among participants in the leveraged loan and CLO markets’, inviting bank lenders, CLO investors, loan sponsors, and CLO managers to give them feedback.
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Deutsche Bank held a three hour “deepdive” into its sustainability actions for clients, investors, the press and NGOs last week, with its CEO Christian Sewing and all its business heads. It coincided with an array of announcements, which even earned a favourable comment from Moody’s, including that Deutsche is accelerating its €200bn sustainable financing target. But those hoping for more detail on how Deutsche will decarbonise its financing were disappointed.
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Plymouth Community Homes, a UK social housing landlord, has signed a £65m loan facility, as real estate-linked borrowers continue to be some of the most frequent users of the debt markets.
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Shipping group Seaspan has issued $500m of sustainability-linked private placement debt, in the largest ESG-linked transaction to hit the market so far.
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China’s state-owned Zijin Mining Co is once again attempting to boost its relationship with international banks with a new $500m loan in syndication.
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