Americas

When celebrated investor Bill Gross said that 'bonds, like men, are in a bear market,' he was on to more than he might have realised.

Cable & Wireless, the Caribbean telecoms company, is set to raise $500m of new eight year non-call three bonds on Thursday as EM investors say they expect US high yield buyers to give the deal momentum.

On the day that Colombia reopened the international bond market for Latin American sovereigns after an almost three month hiatus, Peru announced investor meetings ahead of a proposed nuevo sol and dollar-denominated issuance.

Maybe it was the euphoria of seeing three potential Lat Am borrowers hit the screens on one day after three arid months but DCM bankers heaped praise on Colombia’s dual tranche bond deal on Wednesday as it tapped international markets for the first time in over a year.

Rising oil prices, strong corporate performance and a supply shortage have driven US high yield bond spreads to their tightest level since the financial crisis. After several cycles of tightening and widening this year, some investors think that this time there is still more room for the rally to run.

Turkish and Argentine assets have been battered over the past few months, but one investor believes that both countries can provide good value and is expanding its exposure.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group has started pre-deal investor education for one of the highest-profile IPOs by a Chinese firm in the US this year.

Hong Kong-based blank cheque company Alberton Acquisition has filed for approval to list on the Nasdaq.

Top investment-grade names from Latin America could find a strong reception if they dare to approach primary bond markets, said bankers, after one of the best rated corporates in the region filed a debt shelf with the SEC.

Central American multilateral Cabei (Central American Bank of Economic Integration, otherwise known as BCIE for its Spanish name) has appointed a new executive president who will begin his role on December 1.

Elon Musk seems to have walked away relatively unscathed from his brief jostle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Tesla’s board must now deal with the mammoth task of trying to control the impulsive chief executive.

Amphenol Technologies, the European subsidiary of a US fibreoptic cable connector firm, sold its first bond in euros on Monday. Despite a weaker secondary tone, demand for the 10 year deal justified the issuer’s decision to press ahead with the trade.