United Arab Emirates
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On Wednesday, the Emirate of Sharjah sold a $1.25bn dual tranche bond. Though the issuer conceded that market conditions were not "perfect", given sustained volatility in US Treasuries, this week’s deal allowed the state to extend its credit curve. -
Mamoura Diversified Global Holding, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investment vehicle, launched a euro bond on Thursday. Issuers with access to and a need for both currencies, investors said, will find a haven in the euro market while volatility in dollar yields continues.
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The Emirate of Sharjah launched a dollar bond on Wednesday, just over five months since it last tapped investors. But not all buyers were keen to add more exposure to the credit.
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The Emirate of Sharjah is sounding out investors for a dollar bond syndication, just months after its last issue. Some investors, however, said they were wary that the issuer was on the cusp of becoming a sub-investment grade credit.
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Mamoura Diversified Global Holding, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investment vehicle, has mandated banks to sound out interest for a euro bond. The mandate follows a week of issuance in the currency from other CEEMEA borrowers.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank, the largest bank in the UAE, debuted in the euro market on Tuesday, selling a bond that was more than twice subscribed just a week after it entered the sterling market.
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Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco, an investor consortium that leased pipelines from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) last year in a partnership deal, sold a $3.9bn senior secured dual tranche bond this week, just months after raising $4bn.
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Galaxy Pipeline Assets, the group of international investors that provided Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) with $10bn in a pipeline partnership deal last year, has re-entered debt capital markets just months after it sold what some involved in the deal claimed was one of the biggest project bonds ever.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank, the United Arab Emirates’ largest bank, came to market to sell a sterling bond on Tuesday, having already issued a number of deals since the start of the year.
