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Six tranche loan attracts record demand
New role includes digital assets
Margins widen as lenders weigh up AI disruption to portfolio companies
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Bank of Communication Financial Leasing has launched a $270m three year loan into general syndication, turning to onshore Chinese banks with stockpiles of dollars. -
Of all the parts of the EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan, the Taxonomy is closest to the heart of the green bond market.
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Centre right members of the European Parliament have balked at approving a proposal to change the EU’s Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities so it highlights unsustainable activities. Jon Hay reports.
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Lease accounting changes known as IFRS 16 are rolling out through capital markets, with companies keen to reassure investors that, despite the new way of presenting their balance sheets, little has changed. But that’s not true for every firm and for some high yield issuers, the change represents a big loosening in covenant terms.
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FMO, the Dutch development bank, is constructing an innovative programme using synthetic securitization techniques to finance entrepreneurs from Africa, the Middle East and eastern Europe.
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Second lien loan structures are substituting in for unsecured high yield issues, as a strong bid from direct lending funds pushes prices for the product tighter. Despite wariness from many banks about the product, Goldman Sachs has been seen actively competing with private debt funds to offer second lien finance, adding to the product’s advantages for sponsors.
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