Top section
Top section
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
More articles
More articles
More articles
-
As head of BlackRock, the largest asset manager, Larry Fink’s pivot to responsible investing in recent years has been influential. -
The latest battle in the campaign to weaken corporate governance standards in the US is being fought over rule changes that would make it harder for investors to propose motions at shareholder meetings. The ‘proxy advisers’ so central to US governance also face new restrictions.
-
Banks should stop issuing loans and bonds linked to Libor by October, according to the Bank of England’s Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates. But the scale of the challenge facing firms, particularly in the loan market, is causing concern.
-
BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank are marketing a €710m term loan 'B' to fund the secondary buyout of Armacell by PAI Partners, announced just before Christmas. This will be the insulation company’s fifth LBO, so it is well known to lenders, who ought to support the new deal despite a downgrade last year.
-
Some of the largest issuers in the leveraged finance universe are repricing their loans, cutting 50bp or more from their margins on the back of strong market conditions and proven performance since the loans were raised. That is putting pressure on CLO managers and equity holders, whose liabilities are tightening too, but more slowly, blocking repricing of the bonds and squeezing returns, write Owen Sanderson and Tom Brown.
-
Société Générale has redoubled its commitment to equity capital markets under a new structure designed to ensure it remains a force in investment banking when consolidation comes, writes David Rothnie.
Sub-sections
