UniCredit
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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. -
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.
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Vitec, the UK supplier of equipment to the broadcasting and photography industries, has refinanced its £125m credit facility, replacing one bank in the syndicate.
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Auto-parts business Adient on Thursday started pricing a $2bn cross-border bond, attracting high demand for a deal that could be the last high yield offering before the European market breaks for the summer.
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Despite recording strong year on year increases to net income in the second quarter, UniCredit's corporate and investment bank attracted little attention on Wednesday. Instead new chief executive Jean Pierre Mustier spent time taking questions on the group's plans to raise capital, stress tests and non-performing loans.
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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 last two weeks.
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The German State of Brandenburg is set to double the record for its longest ever syndication, after hiring banks on Monday for a no-grow €300m 20 year bond.
