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Bankers are waiting to see whether one of the largest ever German leveraged buy-outs will be launched into the European syndicated loan market as bankers suggest that the equity sponsors for sale of Messer Greisheim may be looking to place the deal among relationship banks of the company.

Aventis sold its 63% shares in the German industrial gases company Messer for between Eu1.7bn and Eu1.9bn.

Goldman Sachs Private Equity and Allianz Capital Partners won the bidding contest with the...