Software and Hi-Tech
Mercedes-Benz readies second auto ABS this year

Mercedes-Benz readies second auto ABS this year

Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance is planning to sell a Rmb6.26bn ($917m) dual tranche auto securitization transaction next week after a six-month break from the onshore market. The issuer has doubled the length of the revolving period

Software and Hi-Tech
Fujian Yango offers 12.2% yield for bond

Fujian Yango offers 12.2% yield for bond

Fujian Yango Group Co enticed investors with a yield of more than 12% for its new $200m bond on Tuesday.

Software and Hi-Tech
AIIB names its first chief economist

AIIB names its first chief economist

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has appointed a chief economist for the first time, picking Erik Berglof to head its economics department.

India
Ant poses regulation dilemma to China

Ant poses regulation dilemma to China

Bankers in China have raised concerns around regulating Ant Group, which is gearing up for a mammoth dual listing in Hong Kong and the Star board. Although the Alibaba Group Holding-backed firm calls itself a

Capital markets
Private Equity—Year in Review and 2020 Outlook

Private Equity—Year in Review and 2020 Outlook

Posted by Andrew Nussbaum, Steve Cohen, and Karessa Cain, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Saturday, February 8, 2020 Editor's Note: Andrew J. Nussbaum, Steven A. Cohen, and Karessa L. Cain are partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen

Distressed
Critical hedge fund sees better way to do ESG

Critical hedge fund sees better way to do ESG

Environmental, social and governance investors have been patting themselves on the back this year because their funds have tended to outperform during the coronavirus crisis. But a San Francisco hedge fund believes they are doing

Consumer Services
End of GSE conservatorship nears but CFPB ruling raises new questions

End of GSE conservatorship nears but CFPB ruling raises new questions

The end of government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac drew one step closer this week, but a US Supreme Court ruling on the leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) raises

Public
Rhätische Bahn sells second ever Swiss franc deal

Rhätische Bahn sells second ever Swiss franc deal

Unrated Swiss private railway operator Rhätische Bahn, owner of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Bernina railway, made its second stop in the Swiss franc bond market this week, four years after its debut deal.

Distressed
Deutsche sees investors’ interest in ESG fading

Deutsche sees investors’ interest in ESG fading

A survey by Deutsche Bank this week challenged the consensus that investors' interest in environmental, social and governance funds has been intensified by the coronavirus crisis. On the contrary, it argues: appetite has weakened.

Distressed
ThyssenKrupp Elevator sees monster demand, paves the way for LBO lift-off

ThyssenKrupp Elevator sees monster demand, paves the way for LBO lift-off

The huge demand seen for ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s buyout financing, the largest bridge loan left on banks’ books through the Covid-19 crisis, should reassure credit committees and capital markets operators that the LBO market is wide

Limited Partners
Debut NRW.Bank social bond sparks 15 year flurry

Debut NRW.Bank social bond sparks 15 year flurry

NRW.Bank’s inaugural social bond sparked a flurry of 15 year trades this week as a flattening French curve and the positive yields on offer helped spur on demand, with three issuers opting to follow the

Software and Hi-Tech
Belgium prints rare 60 year PP

Belgium prints rare 60 year PP

Belgium returned to the MTN market in euros on Tuesday with a 60 year note — its first private placement in the currency for over 18 months.

Event
BASF Construction Chemicals next bridge to drop after TKE blowout

BASF Construction Chemicals next bridge to drop after TKE blowout

Banks have launched the buyout funding for Lone Star’s purchase of BASF Construction Chemicals into market, as the storming execution of ThyssenKrupp Elevator shows the discount banks must take to exit pre-Covid positions is rapidly

India
New blood in LBBW SSA team as Hertlein departs

New blood in LBBW SSA team as Hertlein departs

Philip Hertlein resigned from his job as head of SSA syndicate and origination at LBBW on Tuesday. In his absence, the team has been bolstered by Oliver Franke, who joins the bank from Crédit Agricole.

Software and Hi-Tech
China bankers fret amid investor disclosure move

China bankers fret amid investor disclosure move

Shanghai Clearing House’s plan to show issuers a full list of their investors is causing alarm among some syndicate bankers — who admit to using highly questionable bookbuilding practices to impress their clients. Rebecca Feng

Distressed
MasMovil bookrunners derisk bond deal with boost to loan

MasMovil bookrunners derisk bond deal with boost to loan

Banks backing Cinven, KKR and Providence’s take-private of MasMovil have boosted the size of the euro loan tranche in the market this week by €500m, cutting down the planned bond which will fund the remainder

Oil and Energy
When ‘energy’ dictates our bank balance

When ‘energy’ dictates our bank balance

Hong Kong has been my home for two decades, and there is so much I love about it — its vibrancy, the food, the people, and above all, the low tax rates.

Software and Hi-Tech
Issuers turn to sustainable covereds amid uncertainty

Issuers turn to sustainable covereds amid uncertainty

Syndicate bankers are scrambling to make sense of the covered bond market, where sentiment has been changeable in recent weeks. Amid volatility and small issuance windows, sustainable bonds have proven a safe strategy to ensure

IPO
Hong Kong IPO market defies China fears with bumper crop of deals

Hong Kong IPO market defies China fears with bumper crop of deals

Hong Kong’s IPO market had one of its busiest periods in years this week, with more than 10 live deals vying for investor attention. But bankers in the city are concerned by the ECM market’s

Oil and Energy
PTPN’s missed payment raises fears about Indonesia support

PTPN’s missed payment raises fears about Indonesia support

An Indonesian palm oil company has become the latest to fall victim to rising worries among loans bankers about government support. The company missed a payment last week, after bankers rejected an earlier covenant waiver

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