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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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Hochtief, the German construction company, has followed up its bond outing with a revolving credit facility. The deals see the company take on around €750m of debt in the run-up to its annual general meeting. -
Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Public Co is in talks with a large group of banks for a bridge loan of about Bt170bn ($5.3bn) to support its acquisition of Intouch Holdings. Pan Yue reports.
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Legal & General has lent Believe Housing, a UK housing association, £85m with margins tied to its energy transition. This is the first sustainability-linked private placement in the UK social housing sector, according to GlobalCapital research.
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A consortium of international lenders is funding the development of Egypt’s largest solar plant.
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Alfa Laval, a Swedish heating engineering company, has refinanced a €700m revolving credit facility, months after the company’s credit ratings came under heavy pressure for an ultimately failed acquisition attempt.
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Jumbo, a privately owned supermarket chain with stores in Belgium and the Netherlands, has closed a debut Schuldschein at €200m, according to market sources. New deals are proving popular, as low levels of deal flow cannot slake investors' thirst for assets.
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