Coronavirus

Covered bond issuers using programmes containing a special purpose vehicle (SPV) have more guidance on the treatment of bad loans and protect bondholders further compared with those using integrated templates, Fitch said this week when assessing the risk coronavirus era mortgage payment holidays pose to the asset class.

IAG, the airline holding company which owns British Airways, has launched a €2.75bn (£2.49bn) rights issue to give it enough liquidity to withstand Covid-19 disruption until 2023.

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting is set to pocket HK$10.7bn ($1.38bn) from its Hong Kong secondary listing, with solid support from Chinese and global investors driving final pricing to the top of guidance.

India’s Adani Green Energy is in talks with banks for project finance of more than $1bn, which some bankers think is ambitious.

Banks will have a very small window for issuing debt in the rest of 2020, with fears over rising coronavirus infections and US politics expected to bring volatility back into the market, deal arrangers have warned.

Independent firms were the big winners of the 2008 financial meltdown. But they will find the Covid-19 crisis tougher to navigate, as they grapple with a unique set of challenges, writes David Rothnie.

Electric vehicle manufacturer Li Auto sealed a scorching $1.1bn Nasdaq IPO this week, pricing above the marketed range to make it the largest US listing by a Chinese company in nearly two years. The deal proved there is still interest among mainland firms to list in the US, despite rising hostilities between the two countries, writes Jonathan Breen.

Two Indian companies have struggled to find demand in syndication for deals that were priced before Covid-19 shut down the country. But bankers are optimistic about the fate of India’s offshore loans market — as long as borrowers accept a rise in funding costs. Pan Yue reports.

A flexible approach to its $750m bond paid off for India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, which navigated weak market sentiment and demanding investors by changing its tenor, size and price expectations. Morgan Davis reports.

The chief financial officer of Panama’s second largest bank, Banistmo, told GlobalCapital that Wednesday’s bond issue was a sign of investor confidence not only in the issuer but in the prospects for the country, as economists say they expect it to be one of the outperformers in Latin America.

Now is not the ideal time to be a port operator. International Container Terminal Services has faced a tough year, as the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical turmoil take a toll on global trade. But the Philippine company, which develops and operates container ports and terminals, moved quickly in response to the crisis in early 2020, boosting its liquidity and freezing its capital expenditure. ICTSI followed with two successful dollar bond sales in June and July.

Deutsche Bank on Wednesday released a stellar set of results for origination for the second quarter, compared with consensus estimates, its previous results and to a lesser extent competitors. Henrik Johnsson, co-head of European banking and capital markets, said that the bank’s strengths became more valuable during the coronavirus crisis.