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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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GlobalCapital revealed the winners of its annual Syndicated Loan and Leveraged Finance Awards at its Loan Awards Dinner at London’s Sheraton Grand Hotel on Park Lane on February 11. The Awards included GC's new Private Debt Awards. The full results are below. GlobalCapital congratulates all the winners and nominees.
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The UK’s Gerald Group has signed its annual dollar revolving credit facility, with the metals trader growing the size of its banking group and increasing the size of its deal to $253.5m.
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High yield is mostly in a hiatus, with issuers waiting for full year numbers before pushing back into the market. Only UK broadband company TalkTalk is issuing this week, offering a rare slug of sterling supply to a market that has been euro-dominated for most of the year. For the corners of the loan market without such problems, though, there is still a bid, even for credits with stories.
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Sustainable finance players are enthusiastic about regulation, which they expect to bring clarity and order to the market. It may — though when the new EU rules are implemented they are likely to irk participants more than they expect. But what would be really effective are direct actions that bypass finance.
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Danish aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has sold $858m in US private placements, according to market sources, which is the largest PP issue by an aircraft lessor in the history of the market. UK-based energy yieldco Atlantica Yield has also issued US private placements.
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Swissport is looking to reprice its existing €850m term loan and add on another €50m, in a test of market appetite to tighten terms for companies with owners outside the top tier group of sponsors. The refi comes as reports suggest HNA Holdings, the Chinese conglomerate, is once again looking to sell the company after talks last year collapsed.
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