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Sleeping SLLs clause enters template as compressed margins make borrowers reluctant to deal with verification costs
First Abu Dhabi joins the syndicate for the short term loan all but equalling the size of a previous revolving facility
Absa, FirstRand and Standard Bank were MLAs in first deal after private equity exit
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Austrian paper and packaging company Mayr-Melnhof Karton has sold €1bn of long-dated Schuldscheine, in the first transaction of that size this year. The deal, which will fund acquisitions in Finland and Poland, showcases the high amounts and attractive structures companies can achieve due to a supply and demand imbalance in the German private placement market. -
Real Estate Investors, a UK commercial property REIT, has refinanced £51m of term loans, as the real estate sector continues to be one of the main drivers of European debt activity.
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Sixt, the German car rental company, has refinanced a coronavirus pandemic crisis era loan, swapping out domestic state support for a fully commercial bank line as vaccinations provide growth hopes.
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Europe’s syndicated loan market is demanding more of borrowers seeking sustainability-linked financing. Recent history shows the bond market lags the loan market on sustainability-linked financing innovation, suggesting investors would do well to pay attention to what is happening in the lending market.
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DenizBank is using its diversified protection rights (DPR) securitization programme to funnel cash into women-led businesses and renewable energy, snaring a $100m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
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Europe’s syndicated loan market borrowers are increasing the number of key performance indicators on sustainability-linked deals from the usual three, as the importance of social and governance issues increases.
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