Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Abandon Second Loan Offering for KKR Boots Buyout

(Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG, JPMorgan Chase &
Co. and UniCredit SpA canceled the sale of 1 billion pounds ($2
billion) of loans for Alliance Boots Plc after failing to find
investors, two people with direct knowledge of the deal said.

The underwriters withdrew the offer of second-lien loans,
debt that ranks after senior loans for repayment, said the
people, who declined to be identified because the discussions
are private. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s bankers, which last
month pulled 5 billion pounds of senior loans, will only
syndicate 750 million pounds of mezzanine debt that ranks last
for repayment and pays the highest interest.


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Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Delay KKR Boots Loan Sale to Next Week, People Say

(Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG, JPMorgan Chase &
Co. and six more banks delayed selling 1.75 billion pounds ($3.6
billion) of Alliance Boots Plc loans until next week, bankers
involved in the deal said.

The underwriters extended today's deadline for investors to
buy the loans as the benchmark index for leveraged loans fell to
the lowest in at least nine months, said the bankers who
declined to be identified because the information is private.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s bankers canceled plans earlier
this week to raise 5 billion pounds of lower-yielding senior
loans for Boots after investors snubbed the deal.


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European Stocks Climb, Led by Alliance Boots, SAP, Nokia; BHP Advances

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks advanced for the first time in three days after Alliance Boots Plc received a sweetened $21.3 billion takeover offer and SAP AG announced higher earnings.

Nokia Oyj climbed to a one-year high after analysts recommended buying the shares. BHP Billiton Ltd. and Anglo American Plc led mining companies higher as copper gained.


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