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Low-rated companies have been able to demand better terms from debt investors
Debt sale is latest sign of vaccine developments setting off wave of demand
Stalled sale of €445m bridge loan unstuck by wave of market enthusiasm over Pfizer news
Debt of pub and restaurant groups knocked after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces new restrictions in England
Investors extract high price from UK luxury sportscar group that was already struggling before pandemic
Governance issues at EG Group and high debt levels spark concerns
How the pandemic is expected to accelerate the shift from public debt markets to private credit
Central bank stimulus pushes struggling companies to less costly public markets
UK group’s private equity owner and other shareholders inject £600m in equity to lure investors
Estimates suggest more than quarter of UK’s 39,700 public houses may not survive pandemic
Petrol station company’s owners recently agreed £6.8bn takeover of UK grocer Asda
Investors demand high coupons from companies under strain of coronavirus and Brexit
Measures including 10pm curfew knock country’s ‘junk’ debt market
Swedish carmaker also launches €500m ‘green bond’ to invest in electric vehicles
More big companies expected to spurn their banks for $1bn-plus funding deals
Deal is latest example of buyers taking advantage of low valuations in European telecoms companies
Yield-hungry investors back Europe’s first issue from a major airline since crisis began
Hedge fund manager battles over restructuring of Spanish casino operator
Hunt for yield pushes investors into debt issue from struggling sector
Safety net provided by crisis measures encourages most bullish sentiment on record
After six years on public markets the recovery group may return to private equity hands
Slug & Lettuce owner took ‘window of opportunity’ to sell debt, one investor says
Market participants report just a handful of early trades in index designed to hedge exposures
Move marks first time agency has attributed rating implications to such a programme
Private equity-backed UK pubs group refinances bridge loan taken out to buy rival Ei
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