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Aveva, the UK software company, has completed another round of loan financing linked to its $5bn purchase of US industrial software company OSIsoft, with the acquisitive firm taking a sterling revolver but scrapping a planned $900m loan. -
Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA), a state-owned firm in the United Arab Emirates, is making a rare appearance in the Asian syndicated loan market with a $250m borrowing.
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The European Commission has bowed to lobbying by investors and delayed compelling them to follow the detailed requirements of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation — a complex reporting task that is ill-matched with another EU rule, the Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities.
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Tesco, the UK grocer, has refinanced its sterling facility with a £2.5bn sustainability-linked deal that uses risk-free rates as a benchmark, as companies try to get to grips with the end of Libor.
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Munich Airport has launched a Schuldschein with an initial target of €200m, the first airport to enter the market since a flurry of deals in March as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe.
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Veolia, the French utility, has been successful with its sweetened €3.4bn offer for a 29.9% stake in compatriot water company Suez, opening the door to a full merger as the acquisitive company uses bridge loans and potentially an equity raise as part of the transaction.
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