BILLITON Plc, the natural resources group, made a triumphant return to the syndicated loans market on Wednesday with a $1.25bn revolving credit facility arranged by Bank of America, Barclays Capital, Chase Manhattan and UBS. The loan follows its successful listing on the London stock market in September, which raised $1.5bn and instantly propelled it into the top half of the FTSE-100,
November 21, 1997