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Actavis's US$7bn deal a tonic for lenders
US bankers starved of opportunities to lend to America’s top companies are welcoming a US$7bn financing package backing generic drugmaker Actavis’s acquisition of Forest Laboratories.
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Sycamore levers up apparel brands
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners, in conjunction with its takeover of The Jones Group, is preparing for the potential sale of some of the apparel company’s brands by splitting up divisions and raising debt at those segments.
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Chrysler seeks US$4.7bn refinancing
Chrysler Group has launched syndication of a US$2bn term loan that forms part of a bigger US$4.7bn refinancing, following the completion of Italian vehicle-maker Fiat’s acquisition of the US auto manufacturer.
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Risky business
Banks are becoming increasingly selective about which highly-leveraged US company loans they are willing to underwrite as they start to heed regulators’ warnings to curb looser lending practices.
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Debt markets braced for Charter test
Charter Communications will test the capacity of the high-yield bond and leveraged loan market the way Verizon did in investment-grade if it is successful in its attempted takeover of
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Controversial gun-maker agrees debt deal
Some creditors of Freedom Group, maker of the Bushmaster rifle used in the Newtown, Connecticut school massacre, have provided the company with more debt, despite the fact many of its private equity fund investors want out.
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US Loan House: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Whether it was for capital to back a mammoth acquisition, a refinancing for an old-time client, market knowledge of the buyside or financing advice, Bank of America Merrill Lynch could be relied on in 2013. For its creativity, lending firepower, market clout, depth of wallet and smart transactions, BofA Merrill is IFR’s US Loan House of the Year.
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US Loan: Verizon’s US$61bn bridge loan
When rumours arose of a US$100bn–$130bn transaction backing Verizon Communications’ acquisition of the remaining 45% stake that it did not own in Verizon Wireless from the Vodafone Group, the market wondered if such a thing was possible. Then, on September 2 2013, the talk became a reality that the market will remember for years to come.
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US Leveraged Loan: Dell’s US$9.1bn LBO
In February 2013, lead arrangers Bank of America Merrill Lynch, RBC, Barclays, Credit Suisse and UBS signed a financing package backing the US$25bn buyout of computer maker Dell by founder and CEO Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.
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Loan House and Asia-Pacific Loan House: Deutsche Bank
For leading complex event-driven deals and driving the development of a truly global credit market by championing the cross-border migration of European and Asian issuers to the US leveraged loan market, Deutsche Bank is IFR’s Loan House and Asia-Pacific Loan House of the Year.
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