Africa
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A $2bn tap from Oman on Tuesday has pushed the CEEMEA bond market into record territory. Bond issuance stands at $100.2bn, surpassing 2013's record of $99.7bn over the same period. -
Chinese loan banks are appearing in more and more emerging market loan deals this year, as they race towards the loan market big league, but while their hunger for market share is evident, they're still taking a conservative approach.
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United Bank for Africa (UBA) is the second Nigerian bank in as many days to announce its intention to raise senior funding, and with Zenith Bank proving that demand for the Nigerian financial sector is rife, bankers expect the trade to go well.
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African agriculture conglomerate Export Trading Group (ETG) has approached the loan market for a borrowing of up to $100m.
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Two well subscribed efforts from Nigeria this year have reinvigorated interest in the sovereign’s growth story, and Zenith Bank will be hoping to tap into this demand as it creates a benchmark for financial issuance from the region.
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A sell-off of shares in Sibanye Gold, one of the largest South African gold mining companies, entered its second day on Friday after the company unveiled terms for a highly dilutive R13.5bn ($1bn) rights issue on Thursday morning.
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What, on Wednesday, seemed to be primary capital markets gung-ho for any deal imaginable by Thursday looked more like a market on the skids as concerns intensified over the endless controversies dogging US president Donald Trump’s administration.
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South Africa’s Nedbank signed a $450m syndicated loan in an oversubscribed deal on Tuesday, adding to the rising trend of emerging markets borrowers turning to Asian banks for capital.
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Senegal was fully rewarded for embarking on an extensive roadshow with a blowout trade on May 16, which not only repriced its own curve, but helped to reduce the borrowing costs of its peers.
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Emerging markets bond bankers can think of nothing to derail the ongoing bull-run and while this might point to hubris, this week’s trades have given no indication of fatigue.
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Books had reached $4bn on Tuesday before the US market opened for Senegal’s latest dollar outing, an amortising note maturing in 2033. Bankers and investors away from the mandate said they did not envy those dealing with the allocation process.
