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Shankar Ramakrishnan

Shankar Ramakrishnan

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Mars announces 8-part bond; headlines big M&A financing week

Family-owned candy giant Mars announced a eight-part investment-grade bond offering on Wednesday to help finance its takeover of Pringles maker Kellanova, according

Mars announces 8-part bond; headlines big M&A financing week
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Mars readying over $25 billion bond sale for next week, sources say

Family-owned candy giant Mars is preparing to sell bonds worth between $25 billion and $30 billion as soon as next week to help finance its

Mars readying over $25 billion bond sale for next week, sources say
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T. Rowe, Columbia Threadneedle push back against some high-yield debt sponsors

Asset managers T.

T. Rowe, Columbia Threadneedle push back against some high-yield debt sponsors
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US companies swap dollar bonds into euros to lower funding costs

U.S. companies with overseas operations are taking advantage of lower rates in euros to slash their debt funding costs and soften the blow of

US companies swap dollar bonds into euros to lower funding costs
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Banks sell down more X debt; just $1.3 billion now left on their books

Banks led by Morgan Stanley have sold to investors another chunky portion of loans that formed the $13 billion debt supporting Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of

Banks sell down more X debt; just $1.3 billion now left on their books
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Banks sell down $5.5 billion of Musk's X debt to investors, source says

Banks led by Morgan Stanley have sold $5.5 billion of some $13 billion of debt they lent to support Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, now

Banks sell down $5.5 billion of Musk's X debt to investors, source says
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Corporate hedging to save debt costs may have worsened 10yr sell-off

A sell-off in U.S.

Corporate hedging to save debt costs may have worsened 10yr sell-off
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US creditors push back against some creative funding trades, Moody's says

Lenders are starting to ask for extra protection in junk-rated corporate loans to damp down on a growing practice among some stressed companies to engage in a

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Analysis-Fed shines light on path to US bank capital relief trades

A clarification of capital rules by the Federal Reserve may encourage U.S. banks to transfer more of the risk in their loan portfolios to investors, potentially

Analysis-Fed shines light on path to US bank capital relief trades
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Analysis-Three years after DirectBooks, US bond market still phoning it in

Wall Street's three-year effort to modernize the way billions of dollars of new corporate bonds are sold via phone, chat message or email, is making slow progress.

Analysis-Three years after DirectBooks, US bond market still phoning it in
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Exclusive-Bayer holds call with bond investors after raft of bad news

Bayer held a call with investors on Monday after a raft of bad news led some of them to question whether the German group had been upfront about its prospects ahead

Exclusive-Bayer holds call with bond investors after raft of bad news
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Top-rated US companies raise over $29 billion in new-year bond supply rush

Top-rated U.S. companies raised over $29 billion in debt on Tuesday, giving the corporate bond market a strong start to the new year, as the

Top-rated US companies raise over $29 billion in new-year bond supply rush
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Analysis-Wall Street explores novel ways to repackage bank loan risk

A financial product that enables banks to shed risk from loan portfolios is gaining more popularity among lenders in the United

Analysis-Wall Street explores novel ways to repackage bank loan risk
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Analysis-US credit issuance breaking records as healthy economy emboldens investors

The U.S. corporate bond market is set to break new issuance records as borrowers take advantage of lower financing costs than last

Analysis-US credit issuance breaking records as healthy economy emboldens investors
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Analysis-High US rates, rising shares a tailwind for convertible bonds

Last week, artificial intelligence server maker Super Micro Computer achieved something not seen since 2021: It paid 0% interest rate on a $1.7 billion capital

Analysis-High US rates, rising shares a tailwind for convertible bonds
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Analysis-US corporate debt euphoria could stall as Fed tightens liquidity

Seemingly endless demand for U.S. top-rated corporate debt has created unease among some investors who think a selloff could be on the

Analysis-US corporate debt euphoria could stall as Fed tightens liquidity
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Analysis-Peak rates boost U.S. demand for riskier form of corporate debt

The U.S. market for one of the riskiest types of corporate debt is resurging this year, as companies cater to investor demand for assets that can lock in high

Analysis-Peak rates boost U.S. demand for riskier form of corporate debt
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Analysis-Relentless US credit demand seen driving second-quarter rally

An investor scramble to lock in returns before the Federal Reserve cuts rates is expected to sustain a rally in the U.S. corporate bond market into the second

Analysis-Relentless US credit demand seen driving second-quarter rally
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Dealmakers eye all-stock deals as US rate cut hopes fade

As markets dial down expectations for U.S. interest rate cuts this year, America's largest corporations are poised to rely more heavily on

Dealmakers eye all-stock deals as US rate cut hopes fade
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Rating firms cautious ratifying some private credit loans

Banks and insurers are making more requests to U.S. credit agencies for ratings on their risky loans to private equity funds that are secured against the value of

Rating firms cautious ratifying some private credit loans
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Hedge fund's trades with lenders point to return of crisis-era structures

Earlier this year a hedge fund structured two trades worth $642 million, the kinds of which have not been seen since the 2008 crisis.

Hedge fund's trades with lenders point to return of crisis-era structures
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Hindenburg denies Indian regulator's allegations on Adani short bet

Hindenburg Research has denied allegations by India's securities regulator that it colluded with a U.S. asset manager to use non-

Hindenburg denies Indian regulator's allegations on Adani short bet
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Failed sale, appraisal delays behind first loss on a AAA bond since 2008 crisis

A failed attempt to sell a New York City office tower helped cause more than a year-long delay for two credit rating agencies to downgrade a commercial

Failed sale, appraisal delays behind first loss on a AAA bond since 2008 crisis
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Ignoring risk, investors still buying US junk debt with weak protections

When U.S.-based construction material supplier Wilsonart issued a junk bond to raise $500 million to fund an acquisition this summer, a research firm warned

Ignoring risk, investors still buying US junk debt with weak protections
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US office real estate market shows signs of bottoming after big discount sales

The beleaguered U.S. office property market may be bottoming out, analysts told Reuters, pointing to a string of sales of stressed properties at big

US office real estate market shows signs of bottoming after big discount sales

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