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Jarring, disengaging virtual meetings may have supplanted elite airline status and globetrotting at will for investment bankers. But this is an industry where the smartest adapt, and will make the best of both
Convenience retailer's IPO revives CVC's attempt two years ago that never reached ITF
Structure and banks changed in bid for success this time around
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CBQ and Sulzer draw strong demand from investors seeking yield -
2024 DCM plans mostly unchanged but set up for 2025 looks better
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Lower interest rates could fuel corporate capex plans and stimulate M&A
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'Resurrection' may not come till after US election
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◆ Illiquid secondary levels make determining fair value tricky ◆ No impact from UniCredit-Commerzbank merger rumours
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Eastern European sovereign continues its diversification drive
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Rump placement was 814% oversubscribed, Almarai shares to be distributed
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Banker says ‘all the big investors are still there’
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◆ UniCredit-Commerzbank news unlikely to have an impact ◆ Fair value thoughts revealed ◆ Deal to be priced on Wednesday
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OQEP to be largest listing in Middle East this year, largest ever in Oman
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Last of privatised Saudi milling companies announces price range and start of institutional bookbuild
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A distorted curve makes judging fair value at this tenor difficult
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ING's Turkish arm is also planning a debut deal in a small size
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Investment grade Shell-Cosan JV in Brazil reprices curve tighter after 3bp NIP
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First look at what figure a combined Uni-Commerz would cut in investment banking
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Investors want to lock in high coupons, though still prefer the top ranks of the sub-IG universe
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Deal represents new way for government to use private capital for public policy objectives
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Burst of ECM action in South Africa and Poland
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Deal will be the Qatari bank’s first Swiss franc bond in four years
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High yield corporate bond issues in CEEMEA, outside Turkey, are hard to come by
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Vukile Property Fund raises primary capital to buy Portuguese shopping malls, block trades expected to dominate South African ECM
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No sign of Polish risk fatigue as bank’s combined books hit €5.8bn
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Sukuk has a novel call option to enable the Dubai real estate firm to refinance in 2026
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Trade is the first sukuk from a Gulf bank since early summer
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US oil company gains following from traditional EM buyers and US high yield investors
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Dollar paper continues to flow during September spree
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BGK to sell its third dual tranche euro deal of the year
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Mexican hotel project Murano surprised some by getting hairy deal over the line at last despite lack of track record
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Capital markets may be about numbers but more than that, they’re about people. When you’re pitching clients remember that, and also what Aristotle said about logos, ethos and pathos — but forget the hubris
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Bank capital issuance spree set to run as investors lap up even lower credits
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Few issuers had to pay any new issue premium this week
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Demand came from a diverse group of investors, said one lead
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Demand peaked at nearly $15bn for a $4bn trade
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Deals cross the finish line amid slow bookbuilding and sluggish aftermarket performance
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The spread CEE banks are offering versus the eurozone periphery issuers is attracting investors
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Supranational issuer finds rousing reception in dollar market while other SSAs struggled in euros
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New issues this week have been priced impressively but some warn underlying conditions are not as robust as advertised
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◆ Bank markets NC5 and NC10 dual trancher with a flat curve ◆ Deal follows another long dated dollar AT1 from BNP Paribas ◆ More EM dollar AT1s in the pipe
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Turkish issuers continue to pay little or no new issue premiums
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Lender is the only Gulf bank printing senior paper this week
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A fresh trade from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund beat expectations on Tuesday
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BBVA Mexico increases size of senior deal after taking biggest oversubscription of the day
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Oversubscriptions are hefty and pricing tight as pace of restarted issuance surprises bankers
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Equity capital markets agreement has worked well for CA in Europe
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YPF, Eletrobras among big names lining up as LatAm primary market shakes off shackles
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◆ BNP Paribas reopens most subordinated issuance in dollars ◆ Bank of Ireland goes for eyewateringly tight new deal and tender ◆ Alpha Bank tightens 50bp
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Rare tier two bonds and an additional tier one will price this week
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Bankers were not surprised at an AT1 appearing so early in September
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Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is printing its second sukuk of the year
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IPOs keep coming in Turkey with shipbuilder and olive bottler
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Bank bonds from CEE are in high demand
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The airline's low costs give it a big advantage over rivals, said analysts
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Hungary has been borrowing in the yen market for 40 years
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◆ Slovenia debut emblematic of issuers tapping Japanese market despite carry trade chaos ◆ Being all things to all investors in the covered bond market ◆ Corporate issuers keep it short and sweet
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Supply from the Gulf Co-operation Council is going to be heavy over the next few weeks
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Borrower finds flexibility and investor diversification at no added cost
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NMDC Energy's $877m IPO leads bulging pipeline in Gulf, but Europe stays 'hard to read'
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Hopes that Middle Eastern companies would become active in global M&A have yet to materialise as volumes stay depressed
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A pipeline of sovereigns looking for yen bonds awaits
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Fernanda Guardado hired after Gustavo Arruda left for Mastercard
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The two southeast Asian credits joined a host of other dollar issuers keen to get ahead of the September rush
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Demand for Czech electricity company’s latest deal is lower than when it issued in June
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The vast majority of issuance from Kuwait is from banks, making this a rare opportunity for buyers
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Lower demand for a longer tranche was a reflection of market conditions, said one banker
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The bank has reduced the spread by more than nearly any other CEE bank in the last 18 months
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New bond will be the electricity company's second SLB in three months
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Orders for dollar tranche were more than $4bn, euro orders even higher
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Loans to strong credits in the Middle East are in high demand, banker says
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US election volatility means issuance may be more front-loaded than ever
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More than 12 regional and global banks joined the facility as Middle Eastern companies find M&A appetite
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Other CEE sovereigns have secured arbitrage by printing in dollars
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The yen market has had a rocky month after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates
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Domestic investors dominate shorter tranches, foreigners support longer bonds as Mexico hits size target
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◆ Why benchmark issuance has resumed earlier than usual ◆ What lies ahead for capital markets ◆ African issuers switch out of loans to bonds
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South African mining firm raised €500m through triple tranche green loan to fund Finnish lithium project
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Optimism on rates leads bankers to expect corporates and banks will return to bonds
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A rally in US Treasuries over the summer will be attractive to EM issuers
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Central American supra has cut interest rates on loans to its members as it has gradually reduced its own cost of funding
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Ghanaian cocoa firm has raised a syndicated loan every year for 30 years
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The country caught investors by surprise with a statement about principal haircuts
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The market disagrees with Ethiopia's restructuring plan and how it communicates it
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CIH Bank’s share price has risen throughout the five-week subscription period on non-underwritten deal
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Continuing war means Israel will pay higher premiums in 2025, warned one fund manager
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Volumes may be back to normal, but they're the only bit of the asset class that is
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Homogeneous CEEMEA issuance 'horrible' for some while others are hopeful
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ESG presents a huge challenge to Asian issuers, but sustainability-linked bonds are primed to take a bigger role
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Countries in the region are branching out from the euro market after years of low rates at home
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Domestic investors have kept Turkey's IPO market alive in a quiet August for global ECM
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Investors do not expect the sovereign will come to the Eurobond market any time soon
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CEE trade could include the first social Samurai from any sovereign
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When markets fall out of bed, the best investment bankers still look like they sleep easy
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South African private equity owner of Virgin Active and New Look gives itself flexibility to wait for right time to exit its portfolio assets in sell-downs and IPOs
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West African development bank has sold two private hybrid bonds and is planning a public deal
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◆ Issuers and investors look for clues after violent price swings ◆ Which borrowers will lead autumn deal spree ◆ How pricing has shifted in primary market
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Volatility this week will not deter market reopening but may impair an already ‘thin and fragile’ IPO pipeline
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Some borrowers may accelerate bond plans, while others may have to hold fire
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The government has scraped together enough funding to get by, but some analysts still see chance of ‘messy’ crisis
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Seven IPOs expected in Middle East from September while South African issuance to be more gradual
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Earnings have been ‘mixed’ but investors expect supply to keep coming
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Almost a third of Peruvian miner’s bondholders pledged to support deal to clear short-term debt
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Observers had tipped the pair to issue Eurobonds this year, but yields are too high
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Oversubscribed sale bodes well for the retail group's IPO of Boxer, seeking to raise R6bn-R8bn by end of the year
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US Treasury yields slumped following Friday's lower than expected US jobs numbers
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◆ First eurozone government sells bond on distributed ledger ◆ The rate cutting wheel turns faster
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Sovereign's first hard currency bond sale in three years won enthusiastic reception
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Bigger, more frequent issuance predicted to follow CEE issuer's inaugural deal
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The market has expected a new bond from Nigeria all year, but yields are high
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FIG issuers lead the way offshore, but attractive domestic debt markets to keep dollar volumes contained
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Any hawkish tilt from the Fed could prompt volatility
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China is a major creditor, but observers hope that may not be as big a problem as elsewhere
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Total for first half is more than all of 2023 inflows
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Orders exceed $5.5bn for sovereign’s dual tranche deal, while Chile plots social bonds
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To insist that bankers only pursue jumbo deals is akin to asking traders to only buy stocks that go up
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Distributed ledger bonds claimed to speed up bond issuance and make it cheaper
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Steel company won rating upgrade at the end of last week
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Investors sceptical on likelihood of political change despite promising polls but some see chance of normalisation — whatever the result
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◆ Ukraine restructures $20bn of bonds ◆ Excitement in digital bonds ◆ Is UK water going down the plughole?
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When and how Ukraine will regain this market access is highly uncertain
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Higher economic growth does not automatically mean sovereigns can pay more on their debt
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◆ New legislation will drive supply ◆ Covered bonds become a crucial part of Polish funding mix ◆ Up to €1bn of fresh paper expected this year
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Saudi tipped to be a hot spot for loans in the fourth quarter
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The government has been stung by uncapped payments to warrant holders
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Innovation, strong execution and supply dearth benefit Indian issuers
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Chilean state-owned oil name offers no concession as Murano, ATP line up for Thursday
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Investors dislike the lower transparency and liquidity inherent in private placements
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Deal brought to market with zero NIP after 'continual demand'
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African sovereign is an infrequent visitor to the international bond market
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Volumes in the region returned to pandemic levels this month
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Low cost of funding and consistency in Turkey win ENBD fans
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State-owned oil and gas company is looking to repurchase bonds maturing in 2026 and 2031
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Despite the end of a debt standstill looming, talks in June failed to reach a deal
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◆ UN circles banks on circular economy ◆ Topping out on Turkey ◆ CLOs: summer recess or summer resets?
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Borrowers sold nearly $7bn of new bonds just this week, but next week will be much quieter
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Gas pipeline operator's bond market return was over three times oversubscribed as investors shook off previous sensitivities on price
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Issuance volumes dwarf any previous year-to-date figure on record
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Deal marks 'significant evolution' of the UK’s Islamic finance market but regulatory improvements are required
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Gas pipeline operator has typically traded 70bp inside Telecom Argentina, which issued last week
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The company's capex plans are a concern, said one investor
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More than $9.2bn of orders dispels any myth of Saudi fatigue among investors
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Investors predict more social bonds from the region, though one DCM banker says none in pipeline
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Tight pricing for Korean bank thanks to strong demand for floating rate notes
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The Uzbek bank will raise $400m to fund a tender for bonds maturing in December
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The clean energy firm offers a pick-up to other Abu Dhabi issuers like Mubadala and Taqa
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Buying GreenSaif bonds is akin to buying Saudi Aramco credit but at a cheaper price, said one investor
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The pipeline lease owner will offer a 'good' premium to the Saudi sovereign, said one banker
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The steel firm will be raising $750m, more than expected
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Energy trading company gets new lenders and increases facility size
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BofA doubled trade on strong demand
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Only one other CEEMEA issuer, a Russian bank, has sold a social bond
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Erdemir, another Turkish debutant, likely to emerge on Tuesday with 8% handle
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A holiday is supposed to be all about relaxing, letting loose and shaking off the daily grind. But for those in investment banking, planning a getaway is often riddled with work complications. Where you go, when, and what you do can be much more fraught questions for financiers than for others
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Telco seen as benchmark as it draws solid demand, shows access for peso-generating businesses
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One of Argentina's strongest corporate issuers begins investor meetings for proposed seven year
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Concerns about the state of the market from September are hurrying issuers to primary market
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Demand was nearly twice the $800m size
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CEE sovereign trades up as another Turkish corp issues a mandate
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Gulf issuer blasted through where leads had put fair value two days before
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One investor expects the oil firm's triple tranche deal will price at least flat to the sovereign
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Emerging market governments have to placate the markets and their citizens
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The real estate firm's only sukuk has traded well since issued in February
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The tenor may be 'unusual' but the sovereign did not 'have much choice'
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Trade will test investor appetite for longer dated bonds, said one banker
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Saudi Arabia is the only other Gulf sovereign to have raised in euros
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The energy firm hopes to issue new vanilla bonds in the near future
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Original note has traded well since launch in February
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Hung parliament seen as best outcome for bond issuers, even if swing to left was unexpected
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◆ UK ousts Tories from power... ◆ ... setting up final round of French elections as only bar to primary market revival ◆ EM debt restructurings: balancing what creditors demand with what voters need
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Governments on the continent face a tricky time balancing needs of population with demands of overseas lenders
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The proposal still needs IMF and official creditor approval, which is not certain
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Two banks, one in the US and one in the Gulf, have broken into this year’s top 10
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Conditions ripe for strong deal flow but issuers must still navigate geopolitics and rates volatility
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Commercial lender becomes seventh Chilean FI with bonds outstanding in Swiss francs
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Pricing inside fair value, says lead
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The country does not need to issue again overseas this year
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Polish development bank bats aside oversupply concerns
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The sovereign has issued more ESG debt than any other emerging market government
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Quality not quantity in a $1.1bn order book
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Corporate-focussed Banco Internacional wants to be the seventh Chilean bank to issue in Switzerland
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Local and international buyers support Brazilian firm's return to bond markets
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Demand for Turkey, where metrics are improving 'day by day', is still good, said one banker
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Investors will want a new issue premium because of the high volumes from Poland, said one investor
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Communications about capital markets issues like IPOs have to be true — but that does not make them meaningful
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Bond issues tighten across the board as borrowers plunge in to avoid perilous fourth quarter
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Asian dollar bonds fell in the aftermarket this week, even with new issue premiums
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No premium needed for $750m seven year sale
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◆ Debut deal arrives two weeks after being mandated ◆ Anchored by a single order ◆ Small premium offered
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GlobalCapital launches innovative database of new bond pricing dynamics
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Issue watched closely to gauge demand for Turkish T2
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Ainsley Holdings, under the rocked Steinhoff International — now called Ibex — sheds a 13.6% stake in Pepkor
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Committee featuring at least five major firms’ lawyers set up amid hopes for change in Venezuela
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Deal to refinance tier two of recent acquisition
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Fair value around 110bp-115bp over, says lead
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Issuers from across the region, including Africa, are planning new deals
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StanChart promotes from within to fill gap
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The best banks, issuers, individuals and other market participants were awarded at GlobalCapital's flagship industry dinner in London
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Public sector bond banker has been with the bank for over a decade
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Sovereign issuance made up over half of all CEEMEA supply, and euros a third over the past month
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Two parties, diametrically opposed on many key issues, have joined forces to run South Africa
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◆ Election risk has sidelined European bank issuers ◆ Higher premiums required ◆ The pros and cons of issuing now or later
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◆ Pair met investors last week ◆ Volatility dampens covered bond supply ◆ Market would like ‘frequent issuer’ reopener
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times to execute a deal mandate
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‘Notable gap’ separates Ukraine and its bondholders, says Barclays economist
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The Act could resurface next year after November’s elections
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European banks return to the facility alongside 'more new GCC banks'
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New issue premium had been thought likely after heavy Turkish bank issuance in recent months
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A book heavy with long-only investors should support a recovery in the freshly listed Abu Dhabi stock
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Yields are too high to issue at a reasonable cost, and a drought means a rally is unlikely
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Senegal’s deal is free of the shadow cast by previous African sovereign private placements
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Turkish banks see improved rollover ratios and declining pricing as Turkey’s economy gains lender confidence
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◆ Five year deal to diversify funding sources ◆ Syndicate happy to wait for investors ◆ Trade to come inside recent comparables
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Changes follow promotions of Rombouts and Fine
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Oversubscription for Polish bank's book was similar to Hungary’s OTP last week
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Real estate firm’s deal a rare example of sub investment grade corporate issuance from GCC
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Shares rise after second sale was ‘majority’ covered by international investors, in contrast with domestic IPO
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The Polish bank is one of the highest rated of Central and Eastern Europe's bank issuers
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Some believe the issuer paid more by going private
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New EU borrowing is on the agenda but will be opposed, Draghi is a wild card
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The listing of Abu Dhabi edtech company was 39 times oversubscribed following ‘overwhelming’ demand
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Investors eye potential for credit rating uplift
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Economic growth tipped to continue but investors will need to temper expectations
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Demand has slowed and investors are much more price sensitive in new Turkish bank issuance
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The sovereign wealth fund paid no concession, but a lead conceded fair value estimates will vary widely
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Turkey's largest private lender has not issued a public bond in seven years
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The market had been expecting a public deal, said investors
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Bond markets should not reflexively dismiss new president Claudia Sheinbaum as a socialist acolyte of Amlo
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Demand was nearly £4bn for the sovereign wealth fund's first ever debut in a new currency
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The Czech electricity producer's use of coal makes selling a green bond hard, one lead admits
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Lending to country dips after busy 2023
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The Saudi wealth fund and sovereign have issued tens of billions of dollar bonds in the last two years
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Fair value is about 180bp over mid-swaps says a banker on the trade
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When it comes to monitoring comms, surely what’s good for the banking goose is good for the governmental gander
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Books will open on Sunday for Aramco’s first follow-on since IPO
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◆ Which banks sell in run-up to rate cuts ◆ South Africa election and the bond market ◆ Saudi Arabia leaves peers behind
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Books were two times covered for three Gulf banks bonds this week
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The prices on offer mean little pushback from investors when Saudi Arabia issues more than planned
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Sheer volume of issuance prevents sensible comparison to peers
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Sub-investment grade issuance from Gulf banks is very rare
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Securitization, new hedging techniques, more collaboration needed to pull in private sector
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International, emerging market, ESG and tech investors show up for deal
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The Kingdom is the emerging markets’ biggest sovereign issuer of the year by far
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Demand nearly four times the deal size allowed pricing to tighten sharply
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Capital trades are drawing higher demand than senior notes, said one banker
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Bank’s first issue for nearly four years offers 5bp NIP on a $500m note
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BBK, NBK and GIB mandate benchmark dollar deals
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South African bonds will do very well under some outcomes, but others pose a big risk
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The Kingdom was thought to have completed its international debt borrowing for 2024 in January
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Capital Markets Union: gauffre it ◆ The EMEA investment banking riddle ◆ Why EM bond investors keep buying deals that end up under water
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Investors keep showing up for deals that cheapen on the break
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The chance to price debt at very tight spreads is drawing a wide range of issuers to market
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Recent Abu Dhabi supply has been managed carefully
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There was high book attrition, about 45%, between guidance and final pricing
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EPH tightened the spread by 30bp, something it was unable to do last year on a bond issue
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Sovereign's S$2.45bn bond draws S$6bn of orders as city-state further cements ESG credentials
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Strong European participation suggests investors are shrugging off Russia war
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Deal makers have been encouraging the region's governments to develop a liquid blocks market after its IPO boom
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Some African corporates will be watching Helios’ deal, but not all can follow it
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Extremely tight spreads led to a large number of orders pulling out
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Initial pricing was one of the tightest starting points for a CEEMEA sovereign in dollars in the last 18 months
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The last senior deal beyond six years was in 2021, before Russia invaded Ukraine
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Investors were not as eager as they were on sovereign's previous few bond issues, said a lead
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Only Israel and Egypt have sold green bonds in the Middle East until now
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NIP estimates vary, but buyers greeted the deal with enthusiasm
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Edtech firm moves to ITF as Abu Dhabi’s stock exchange begins roadshow in New York
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The company is one of the strongest pure African corporates, said a lead
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Investors crowd in after rally of more than 120bp since October
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A growing number of central and eastern European sovereigns are turning to dollars
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Coming back from exotic locations with little to show for it but souvenirs and photos? You’re not on holiday, you’re in the emerging markets business
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The primary market is in good shape after well-received US inflation data on Wednesday
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A broad range of issuers are eyeing new bonds between now and June's Fed meeting
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Singaporean bank pulls off ‘incredibly well received’ bank capital bond as record low spreads prove appealing
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Bumper demand allowed Estonian bank to reduce the spread by 60bp
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Sustainable finance is not for show but a real knowledge transfer, banker says
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Issuers, especially banks, drew high demand
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Finansbank off to a good start after Turk Telekom gets heavy oversubscription
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Sovereign issuance has all but disappeared this quarter
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Deal is latest in busy series of flotations in Saudi Arabia
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Denizbank launched an SLL, structures for Yapi Kredi and Isbank still 'in discussion'
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Deal highlights continuing demand for Turkish corps
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Subordinated debt has formed most CEE FIG issuance since January
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