Boubyan Bank seals three-year $300m Asian facility; eyes dollar and dinar sukuk

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Investment Grade

LevFin

Al Rajhi Bank privately places $500m sukuk; eyes public issuance

Al Rajhi Bank (Al Rajhi) (Aa3/A), a Saudi Arabian-based Islamic lender, has privately placed a $500m five-year sukuk with a profit rate of 5.237%, according to 9fin sources.

31 Jul 2026

| CEEMEA

News & Analysis

ABF

LevFin

Aditya Birla taps local banks for INR 140bn Sprng acquisition loan

Aditya Birla Group is seeking to raise INR 140bn ($1.5bn) from local lenders to fund its acquisition of Sprng Energy from Shell Plc, according to 9fin sources.

31 Jul 2026

| APAC

9Questions

ABF

Private Credit

9Questions — Tom van Rijsewijk, Macquarie Asset Management — Making debt real

Tom van Rijsewijk, head of infrastructure and investment grade private credit EMEA at Macquarie Asset Management, has built a career out of turning debt into tangible assets. He believes infrastructure credit is experiencing a golden age.

31 Jul 2026

| Europe

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Investment Grade

Distressed

LevFin

Electronic Arts — Merger sets 4 August close with all regulatory approvals in hand, as noteholder standoff nears defeasance test

Electronic Arts disclosed in a Form 8-K filed on 30 July 2026 that, as of that date, "all regulatory approvals required to complete the Merger have been obtained," and that it expects the $55bn leveraged buyout to close "on or about the close of trading on August 4, 2026," subject to the satisfaction or waiver of remaining customary closing conditions.

30 Jul 2026

News & Analysis

Distressed

Trinseo minority group’s LME challenge survives dismissal as Judge Lopez leaves priority fight for confirmation trial

In an oral ruling, Judge Christopher Lopez denied motions to dismiss three claims challenging Trinseo’s 2023 and 2025 liability management transactions, preserving potential paths to disallow, recharacterize or subordinate intercompany and RCF claims.

30 Jul 2026

| US

News & Analysis

LevFin

Uzbekistan sounds out arrangers for debut international sukuk

The Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan) is sounding out banks about arranging its first-ever international sovereign sukuk issue, according to 9fin sources.

30 Jul 2026

| CEEMEA