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Deal refinances €1.5bn transaction from 2022 while providing new money and is sustainability-linked
Volumes and deals similar to last year, when the market grew by 13% year-on-year to an annual record
The German toy production company doubled the size of its RCF but maintained its banking consortium
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Porsche AG, maker of Porsche sports cars, has returned to the Schuldschein market, on the hunt for funds for research and development into electric cars, among other green projects. -
While the cult of the environmental, social and governance-linked (ESG) bond has gone from strength to strength in investment grade markets, with dedicated bond funds, attempts to build risk-free green curves and more than $100bn of issuance per year, the leveraged finance market — in loan and bond form alike — has been a laggard. But it’s where the rubber (from sustainable sources) really needs to meet the road.
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Europe’s loans bankers have a congested few weeks ahead as borrowers look to close deals before summer breaks, marking a sharp contrast to the steep fall in loan volumes so far this year.
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France’s Korian has amended and extended its bank facility, with the nursing home operator cutting the size to €1bn and a chunky wedge off the margin.
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Sharjah-based United Arab Bank (UAB) has raised a $195m loan from a consortium of local and European banks, as borrowers in the region continue to diversify their portfolios with international lenders.
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South Africa’s Absa Bank is expected to close its loan syndication by the end of this week, as an abundance of liquidity in the loan market, as well as healthy investor appetite for bank debt, causes pricing compression.
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