United Arab Emirates
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The National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah has picked banks for a dollar benchmark, keeping up the steady flow of Middle Eastern paper. -
Middle-Eastern payments company Network International is getting plenty of traction in pre-marketing for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange and has garnered interest from investors interested in anchoring the transaction, according to sources close to the IPO.
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Qatar National Bank hit the market on Thursday, nipping into the market just behind Qatar Islamic Bank’s $750m five year sukuk. Its Middle Eastern neighbour, Sharjah, is going on the road to promote its own sukuk.
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Dubai-based payments company Network International has kicked off investor education for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, which is expected to value the business in the region of $3bn, according to a source close to the deal.
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Emirates NBD came to market for its first additional tier one bond on Wednesday morning, printing what what data suggests is the Middle East’s largest ever deal in the format.
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Emirates NBD has picked banks for a bond in the additional tier one format, aiming to be the second such deal from a Middle East bank this year.
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The first issuer representing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a federal entity came to market this week. The deal was part of a trio from the Middle East, none of which offered investors anything in the way of new issue concession.
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The first issuer representing the United Arab Emirates as a federal entity came to market this week. Emirates Development Bank raised $750m with a five year, surprising market participants with an aggressive pricing strategy.
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Emirates Development Bank, an agency guaranteed by the United Arab Emirates, hit screens for its debut five year Reg S benchmark on Wednesday, with initial price thoughts that looked promising to bankers away from the deal.
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Over the past year, Asian investors have become pickier about which Gulf credits they buy, and it has felt to some in emerging market bonds that marketing Middle East issuers to them can be futile. But a storming success for Mashreqbank this week demonstrated that engaging Asian investors is worth the jet lag.
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Bond volumes from the Middle East are likely to outstrip last year’s, thanks to some jumbo-sized new issues. But before the giants awake, a debut borrower is set to emerge next week.
