Blackstone gobbles up credit risk transfers of banks’ data center exposures

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

Boubyan Bank, a Kuwait-based Islamic lender, has signed a three-year $300m financing facility with Asian banks, according to 9fin sources.

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.

US IG Wrap — Summer supply on record pace as data center deals loom

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.

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.

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.