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The Prague-based defence and technology firm attracted 18 institutions into a deal which compressed margins by 150bp
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
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The Executive Centre, the Hong Kong-based co-working space operator, has relaunched its $180m five year loan after suspending syndication earlier this year owing to the outbreak of Covid-19. -
Jean Pierre Mustier will retire as CEO of UniCredit in April, the bank announced this evening, as the board no longer agrees with his strategy. The change could mean UniCredit pivots towards Italian priorities and political influence.
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Schuldschein investors have soured on auto, travel and retail sector borrowers through the coronavirus pandemic, which had historically brought significant deal flow to the market. Now bookrunners are scrabbling to find new sectors for investors to lend to.
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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey’s largest city, and VakifBank have both mandated banks to arrange dollar bond syndications. The trades come just days after the sovereign squeezed into the market before the US Thanksgiving holiday to raise a tightly priced dollar bond.
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Electrocomponents, a UK electrical and industrial supplies company, has signed a £300m revolving credit facility, increasing the size of the facility being replaced as access to liquidity remains many companies' key consideration.
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Veteran equity analyst and forensic accountant Steve Clapham believes it is stories that drive investment decisions and seldom cold analysis of financial accounts. But he believes it is hard to find a company which isn’t engaged in some level of financial wrongdoing and argues that auditors are blind to it, wilfully or otherwise.
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