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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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Africa has been having a rough ride in the capital markets in 2018 — credit spreads are up and local currencies have taken a beating. But Kenny Fihla, chief executive of Standard Bank CIB, says opportunities abound for banks, risks can be mitigated and the continent is only getting more attractive for Asian investors. He spoke to GlobalCapital’s emerging markets editor Francesca Young and people and markets reporter Nell Mackenzie.
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Turkish banks are running late on their syndicated loan refinancing timetables amid political noise in the country, and loans bankers say it will soon be too late for the banks to rollover the deals and will instead have to take the unusual step of repaying the debt. -
A spike in the supply of US leveraged loans and CLOs has caused spreads to widen in both markets in recent weeks. While CLO managers are scrambling to satisfy demand for the product, critics say they should be doing more to protect the quality of the loans they are investing in.
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Austrian machinery maker Andritz has launched a €300m four tranche Schuldschein, with tranches of seven years and 7.75 years. A banker said the intention was to see if lenders could be lured further out along the maturity curve.
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The Netherland’s Riwal Holding Group has substantially increased the size of its revolving credit facility, refinancing its bank debt early as terms in the slow primary market continue to be weighted in favour of borrowers.
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MET Group, the Swiss-headquartered but eastern Europe-focused energy company, has signed a €112m term loan, as part of a wider debt funding drive in which it has recently raised soft currency project financing and a euro revolving credit facility.
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