Americas
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South American sovereign Peru said it is unlikely to return to global depositary notes (GDNs) as a way of attracting international buyers into its local curve after selling its first ever Euroclearable Nuevo sol-denominated bond on Monday. -
Kroger and Alimentation Couche-Tard led a flurry of issuance by dollar borrowers to exploit red hot demand for high grade paper. With the bulk of corporate America in earnings blackout, the retailers demonstrated the strength of investor sentiment.
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Public sector issuers are enjoying a rare time in dollars, with a lack of supply and strong demand allowing tightly priced short end deals — leading one syndicate official to respond to a question on pricing concessions with: “New issue what?” But hopes of longer end issuance appear dashed as US yields fall as quickly as expectations that US president Donald Trump will deliver on his pro-growth policies.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific announced in May that it was to acquire Patheon for $7.2bn, including $2bn of net debt. Thermo Fisher expected to finance the deal with $5.2bn of debt and $2bn of equity. On Tuesday it put a big dent in the debt figure with a €2.6bn four tranche corporate bond offer.
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After S&P Global Ratings dumped two Chilean banks’ double-A ratings, fears have emerged that Swiss investors’ blossoming relationship with Chilean FIG debt will be stalled.
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The Province of Alberta is planning another two dollar benchmarks during this calendar year, as it attempts to make up lost time after a surprise rating action by S&P earlier in the year. The sub-sovereign also revealed to GlobalCapital its issuance expectations for its new US commercial paper programme.
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Fallen angels — corporate borrowers that lose their investment grade ratings — have become a key source of supply in global high yield bonds markets over the years. But there are signs that, particularly in Europe, such supply is ebbing away as corporate balance sheets improve. This is driving HY investors elsewhere to seek new credits.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce issued a $1.75bn five year dollar covered bond on Thursday, its first since 2015 and the third of the same size and tenor from a Canadian bank this year.
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Bankers close to Colombian non-bank lender Credivalores said that the book on its proposed $300m debut international bond was “building very nicely”, with the issuer likely to print on Thursday, Colombian Independence Day.
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Honduras financial holding company Inversiones Atlántida is on the road for the second time in a year, with a potential rating improvement on the way after S&P upgraded the Central American sovereign.
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The Province of Alberta on Wednesday passed its first bond market test since suffering a double downgrade from S&P in May. Bankers away from the trade said it was a “good outcome”, despite having to pay a bit of concession — unlike most other dollar deals over the last few weeks.
