Banks are hoping for a crop of fresh corporate spinoff, carve-out and demerger financings that could help lift EMEA investment grade loan volume, after a disappointing first quarter saw the lowest numbers in nearly a decade. Against a background of growing political and economic uncertainty, companies are taking a more cautious approach. This is reducing the number of big ticket M&A deals and a slowing of 'bread-and-butter' refinancing has also hit loan volume.
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