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DS Smith; Mondi Deal Talks, Credit Arb Unmoved

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DS Smith (SMDS LN) initial deal talk with Mondi (MNDI LN), equity moving, credit unchanged.


  • In-market and intra-industry deal makes reasonable industrial sense, questions will always surround terms.
  • DS Smith’s curve is marginally tighter today (2-4bp) but notable the spread to (higher-rated) Mondi credit is barely moving at all (see graphic).
  • Mondi equity is down near-20% YTD and up a little today (in a good UK equity market) whereas DS Smith is up nearly 10%.

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