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German promissory notes come into their own in times of stress
Company ups loan from €135m and adds sustainability linkage
Conflict marks inflection point for investment banks as syndicated loan exposure and crushed bond fees come under scrutiny
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Stanbic IBTC Holdings, the Nigerian subsidiary of Standard Bank, has raised a loan of $150m from a consortium of international lenders, according to bankers. A number of African banks have come to market over the last 12 months, defying economic and country-specific risks to achieve attractive terms on their financing, a trend that is likely to continue. -
Severn Trent, one of the UK’s three listed water companies, is looking to sell US private placements via its holding company, according to market sources. This is the first PP transaction from a UK water company since regulator Ofwat set out a new price review for the sector in December.
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Loans bankers are trying to work out how much the Covid-19 coronavirus will affect their business, as the illness shuts down parts of Italy amid five reported deaths.
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Chinese travel services provider Trip.com Group has picked Standard Chartered as the mandated lead arranger and bookrunner for a $1.2bn refinancing deal.
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Swissport, the airport services company owned by HNA Group of China, successfully shaved 25bp off the cost of its term loan B in its recent repricing, in spite of a backdrop of increased fears about the coronavirus and its impact on the aviation industry. However, the deal was less of a slam dunk than other recent refinancings.
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Dutch equipment rental company Boels has launched a €1.61bn term loan B to finance the acquisition of Cramo, a Finnish rival. It is a rare chance for lenders to access a leveraged deal with maintenance covenants, a concession sponsors will no longer give but which some companies can still tolerate — though the huge headroom in this case means they are a minimal restriction.
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