UniCredit
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General syndication for a $12.7bn loan to back China National Chemical Corp’s acquisition of Swiss biotech firm Syngenta is set to wrap up. -
Russian metals producer Norilsk Nickel is gearing up to launch a loan with international banks, having already secured a large unsecured facility from Chinese banks this year.
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Appetite for the longer-dated tranche in Akbank’s refinancing was so low that the deal shrunk by more than two thirds and only received commitments in euros. The one year piece was about the same size, however.
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The euro market is braced for a difficult close to the year. Given the turbulent conditions expected, green bonds may come into their own.
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Russian steelmaker Evraz has amended its loan agreements to prevent it from breaching covenants as volatile commodity prices hit earnings.
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Korea Development Bank, one of the two co-ordinating banks for Akbank’s loan, stepped away from the mandate last week, it has been revealed, after the attempted military coup left the borrower facing a rating downgrade into junk territory.
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Akbank will widen the margin on its loan by 25bp if the bank is downgraded. The move is a condition the bank’s relationship lenders required after the attempted coup in Turkey on July 15. While Burgan Bank this week avoided a similar clause, other Turkish banks will likely have to accept them.
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Steinhoff has agreed a loan with one new lender and bumped up its bridge facility with Crédit Agricole and UniCredit. The steps were taken to support the retailer’s increased offer for the UK’s discount retailer Poundland.
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Akbank will widen the margin on its loan by 25bp if the bank is downgraded, a condition the bank’s relationship lenders called for after Turkey’s attempted coup on July 15. But two lenders said the step-up should be bigger.
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South Africa's Steinhoff is lining up $3.8bn in loans to buy bedding retailer Mattress Firm. The acquisition will give the retailer a foothold in the US consumer market.
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The State of Brandenburg drew a well oversubscribed book for a no-grow €300m August 2036 bond on Tuesday, adding to a spurt of 20 year euro deals over the past two weeks.
