Acquisition finance was particularly active during the week, with sizeable loan commitments supporting transactions in building materials, industrial cooling and payments. The activity came as issuers and sponsors continued to use favourable financing conditions to complete acquisitions and lock in funding.
Acquisition financing
| Borrower or transaction | Disclosed amount or transaction value | Structure or purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Marietta Materials / Lhoist North America | $1.5 billion | Facility towards Martin Marietta Materials’ purchase of Lhoist North America. |
| Madison Air Solutions / ebm-papst | €4.8 billion acquisition value | UniCredit and Wells Fargo underwrote debt to fund the acquisition of German cooling company ebm-papst, which has seen major growth in demand from AI data centres. |
| Francisco Partners / Moneris | $900 million | Goldman Sachs committed to arrange a term loan B for Francisco Partners’ acquisition of Canada’s largest payment processor Moneris. |
Emerging-market loan activity
Omani oil company OQEP extended a $500 million bridge loan by a year. Ghanaian energy company Genser Energy secured a €450 million syndicated loan.
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