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Leveraged loans issuance sets new record
High-yield bonds backing LBOs followed a different route, with volume decreasing 67% from Q2
Terra Firma's Annington in £4bn refinancing
Terra Firma raised an extra £550m from investors to contribute equity in the recap
PE-backed SNAI to issue €110m of bonds
Offering to repay debt as gambling company merges with Cogetech
Nordic Capital offers to buy Orc bonds
GP is offering to buy one-third of original placement
PAI's R&R aims to raise £315m on high-yield market
Proceeds will refinance existing senior secured notes
LBO France cashes in on buoyant debt markets for Labeyrie and Exxelia
Record low coupon on Labeyrie bonds
LBO France's Labeyrie in €275m refinancing
Placement more than 15x oversubscribed
Weinberg's Alliance Automotive in high-yield refinancing
Alliance Automotive, a French portfolio company of Weinberg Capital Partners (WCP), has issued a €185m private high-yield bond.
Refinancings drive activity in loan market
Portfolio company refinancings accounted for 63% of loans issued across Europe in the first half of this year, while M&A activity made up just 32% of the total.
Popular high-yield bond market shrinks refinancing wall
A new report has found that amend-and-extend activity has reduced the expected 2014-2015 refinancing wall.
High-yield Q&A: Lloyds' Ian Brown and David Whiteley
High-yield Q&A
Major refinancing underway for Eurazeo's Elis
Elis, a French professional clothing business owned by Eurazeo, has placed a €450m high-yield bond as part of a significant refinancing effort.
France's Elior and Nord-Est in refinancings
Charterhouse's catering business Elior has tapped into the high-yield market to raise €350m, while Oaktree has been able to reap a dividend by leveraging its investment in packaging company Nord-Est, according to local reports.
LBO France's Médi-Partenaires hopes to raise €385m on high-yield market
Médi-Partenaires, a French chain of clinics backed by LBO France and Equistone, is understood to be aiming to raise €385m on the high-yield bond market.
Nordic Capital refinances Orc with €60m bond issue
Orc Group, a Swedish financial technology and services provider owned by Nordic Capital, has placed a five-year €60m senior secured high-yield bond.
High yield to revive Europe's loan market
High hopes for bonds