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How Shuangui financed its acquisition of Smithfield

Shuanghui obtained binding financing commitments from Morgan Stanley and Bank of China. The latter underwrote a $4 billion loan, while Morgan Stanley arranged $3 billion of debt in the US market, which included a $1.5 billion 364-day bridge loan.

Ashley Lee, October 22 2013
Rival bidders for Smithfield

Shuanghui announced on May 28 that it had entered into a merger agreement with Smithfield to purchase the company for $34 a share – a 31% premium to its share price – and assume $2.4 billion of the company’s debt in a $7.1 billion leveraged buyout.

Ashley Lee, October 22 2013
Shuanghui-Smithfield merger explained

Shuanghui’s $4.7 billion acquisition of US pork processor Smithfield, the largest Chinese takeover of a US company, could signal a shift in the countries' FDI relations

Ashley Lee, October 22 2013
Brazil’s anti-corruption law could strain Chinese FDI

Brazil’s new anti-corruption law may place a strain on companies based in China, its biggest trading partner

Zoe Thomas, October 22 2013
The next generation of African PE explained

Private equity in Africa is approaching a juncture, with more capital set to enter non-traditional markets and local policymakers looking to harness the investment model to fuel growth

Danielle Myles, October 17 2013
Luxembourg’s CSSF: Europe’s next RMB hub

The director general of Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier Jean Guill, and the Commission’s international affairs counsel Jean-Marc Goy, outline Luxembourg’s future as a regional RMB hub

October 17 2013
How to improve US equity markets

The US SEC this month reacted to industry calls for a holistic review of the country’s equity market structures. Market participants assessed the key changes needed, at this week’s Sifma market structure conference

Zoe Thomas, October 17 2013
The challenges for Islamic finance in Africa

The development of Islamic finance in Africa will bring shariah-compliant banking to the continent’s growing Muslim population. But the nascent industry faces significant regional challenges

October 16 2013
Aussie RMBS needs more offshore investors

The country's domestic RMBS issuances remained strong throughout the financial crisis. But the market must now look farther afield for new investors. Here's why

Ashley Lee, October 16 2013
Spain launches SME debt platform

Spain’s stock market operator last week launched an alternative fixed income market designed to connect small and medium-sized enterprises with institutional investors

Danielle Myles, October 16 2013

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