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Innovation and ambition have been hallmarks of mergers and acquisitions activity this year, but there are some signs of weakness in private equity
Leveraged loans in stressed sectors like software carry refinancing risk
Ferrero International markets €300m deal
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Czech firm EP Infrastructure has signed a €1.5bn syndicated loan that was subject to heavy scale-backs, after lenders offered the energy infrastructure company double the amount it was looking for.
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Fortune Oil PRC Holdings has returned to the offshore loan market for a $400m borrowing, refinancing a smaller deal closed in 2016.
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Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co (Kufpec) has mandated banks for a five year loan of around $1bn, according to two sources.
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Commodities trader Trafigura is back in the market with a three tranche loan that will be worth around $1.5bn.
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The slow pace of the loan market means it often gives comfort to bond bankers in times of volatility. But for those bankers with heavy pipelines of Chinese offshore bonds, a glance at the outlook for loans now paints a scary picture.
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Rewables fund Tages Helios has taken out five credit lines totalling €452.5m from a syndicate of banks to refinance a portfolio of solar plants, as Italian names continue to win capital markets support despite some investors' distaste for the political direction of the country.
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