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Tranches in dollars and yen attract 12 banks
Leverage from Warner Bros purchase could make return to investment grade a mission impossible
Tranches in dollars and yen attract 12 banks
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UK universities face financial peril. Having been shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, some risk going bust, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Meanwhile, as accommodation operators grant refunds to students who are locked out and locked down, CMBS deals backed by student accommodation may survive, if sufficient numbers return to residences when the next academic year begins. Silas Brown and Tom Brown report. -
Swedish alarm firm Verisure underlined improved leveraged finance conditions when it returned to market for a refinancing. The company was the first European high yield issuer out after the coronavirus crisis, with a tentative floating rate note in April, but its latest refi proved to be a blowout, with a huge size increase and pricing through talk.
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UK chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a stimulus package totalling up to £30bn on Wednesday, driving a wedge between some bankers and investors about how big an impact the measures will have on the capital markets.
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The European Leveraged Finance Association has called for better transparency in high yield covenant packages, arguing that clarity is crucial for pricing risk. The call comes shortly after one of the largest covenant climb-downs in recent market history, when lead banks on ThyssenKrupp Elevator stripped many of the most controversial terms from the €8bn financing.
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Nicholas Sossidis and Stephen Partridge-Hicks, the founders of investment manager Gordian Knot and pioneers of structured investment vehicles, are planning the firm’s comeback in the securitization market, with a new venture focused on corporate receivables ready to launch.
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Emerging market loan volumes dipped remarkably in the first half of the year as some borrowers retreated from the market entirely, while others tapped other asset classes for funding. To bankers' dismay, syndicated loan volumes are largely expected to remain low, though some show slightly more optimism.
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