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The investment grade European corporate bond market is wide open this week, with a swathe of jumbo new issues in euros. Boosted by a relative lack of supply in recent weeks, issuers are achieving good terms, particularly on longer dated issues, with Siemens issuing the first 20 year bond of the year so far. But the sterling market is quiet as investors wait for clarity on what form the UK’s exit from the European Union in March will take.
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Bank Muscat's Islamic banking arm, Meethaq, has requested proposals from banks for its debut loan syndication. -
Home Credit Vietnam has launched an up to $60m loan into general syndication after two year absence.
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Sivantos, a German hearing aid company owned by EQT Parters, is calling €275m of 8% 2023 notes at 102, and drawing on its acquisition debt, issued in July last year, after the European Commission cleared its merger with Denmark’s Widex. Like other companies hit by the deteriorating market conditions last year, it ended up substituting second lien debt for bonds.
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Germany’s ElringKlinger has signed a €350m loan. The automotive supply company has swapped bilateral lines for syndicated lending as it looks to shore up its capital structure amid widespread upheaval in Europe’s vehicle industry.
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A number of top tier South African banks are expected to hit the loan market in the coming months, and bankers are welcoming what are some of the most attractive credits on the continent. But the country faces a number of dilemmas, which threaten to thump its credit ratings, writes Mariam Meskin.
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