Prakash Chakravarti

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  ICICI guarantees Lanco debt

  ICICI Bank has guaranteed a US$450m loan to help Lanco Infratech get back on its feet and also to give the lender a way out of a funded position in the troubled conglomerate. This deal is the latest in a series of credit-enhanced loans for Indian companies struggling to manage their debt amid

  IFR 2028 12 April to 18 April 2014

• OCBC in US$5bn bridge for Wing Hang

  Three banks are providing a fully underwritten HK$38.28bn (US$4.95bn) bridge loan to Singapore’s OCBC Bank in the latest sign that strong market liquidity is allowing more companies to consider jumbo acquisitions. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC and JP Morgan are equally underwriting the loan, which will have a 12-month tenor.

  IFR 2027 5 April to 11 April 2014

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  Share suspensions raise alarm for lenders

  Share suspensions for two privately owned Chinese borrowers have made overseas lenders increasingly concerned about the transparency of Chinese companies’ financial reporting standards. 

  IFR 2027 5 April to 11 April 2014

• Shanda Games seeks US$750m–$850m LBO financing

  IFR 2026 29 March to 4 April 2014

• Offshore boost

  IFR 2025 22 March to 28 March 2014

• Seven underwrite Giant debt

  IFR 2025 22 March to 28 March 2014

• Pactera LBO breaks new ground

  IFR 2024 15 March to 21 March 2014

• VTB steps up for Essar

  IFR 2024 15 March to 21 March 2014

• Mezz move to boost Asian LBOs

  IFR 2023 8 March to 14 March 2014

• Australia: Rinehart nears US$7.8bn mine finance deal

  IFR 2022 1 March to 7 March 2014

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