IN WHAT will be one of the largest syndicated loans of the first quarter, Bankers Trust and Chase Manhattan are preparing to launch syndication of a $7bn facility to finance Starwood Lodging's acquisition of ITT. The arrangers plan to launch general selldown after a bankers meeting on Tuesday at which around 200 individuals representing around 100 commercial banks, investment banks, funds, institutional investors and private investors will attend.
January 16, 1998