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Swiss commodities firm has deleveraged thanks to elevated free cash flow
Innovation and ambition have been hallmarks of mergers and acquisitions activity this year, but there are some signs of weakness in private equity
Leveraged loans in stressed sectors like software carry refinancing risk
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Origin Housing, a housing association with homes in and around London, has sold £125m of US private placements – one of the bigger deals from the sector.
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BNP Paribas has hired Boris Funke as head of leveraged finance capital markets in Germany, giving him responsibility for expanding the bank's sponsored and corporate sub-investment grade franchise in the region. -
Cloetta, the Swedish confectionery maker, has refinanced krona and euro bank debt while reducing its bank fees by halving its revolving credit facility.
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Crédit Agricole has struck a new synthetic risk transfer deal with the International Finance Corporation, in which it will shed about 90% of the risk on $4bn of emerging market trade finance loans. The IFC expects to use securitization more to help banks in developing countries cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Commodity trader Trafigura has closed a $203.5m US private placement. It is the largest sustainability-linked issue on record, according to GlobalCapital analysis, and signals the PP market is taking ESG financing more seriously.
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Hong Kong jewellery company Chow Tai Fook has returned to the loan market for its annual borrowing.
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