Bank of America
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Asia’s G3 bond market has been defined by volatility this year, forcing bankers, investors and issuers alike to think on their feet during the first half of 2018. As banks fight to stay on top of the limited primary market activity, the region’s league tables have been disrupted.
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Municipality Finance grabbed the opportunity of being the only SSA dollar issuer this week to bring a very strong trade, paving the way for other borrowers to tap the currency.
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The US dollar bond market ended a record-breaking month on a downbeat note as borrowers stayed on the sidelines amid a poor technical backdrop. Charter Communications became the first SEC registered issuer of the week on Thursday with a long five year trade and the only two other benchmark trades were from 144A issuers on Tuesday.
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Chinese technology unicorn Meituan Dianping is seeking an IPO in Hong Kong that could raise upwards of $4bn.
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The European leveraged loan market is starting to look a lot like it did in May, with a table full of multi-billion deals and bankers concerned about how much this spike in issuance could play into investors’ hands.
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Bway, the US container maker, is including €475m of euro bonds in the leveraged financing for its $1bn acquisition of rival Industrial Container Services, in a sign of the increasing attractiveness of euro high yield markets.
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India has put the IPO plans of real estate company Lodha Developers on hold while it examines "past violations".
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Shares in Quilter, the UK asset management arm of Old Mutual, performed well in the aftermarket on Monday after its £239m London IPO.
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South Africa’s Investec Bank is close to wrapping up the syndication process for a $300m three year loan.
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Meituan Dianping, one of China’s biggest unicorn technology start-ups, is seeking an IPO in Hong Kong that could raise upwards of $4bn.
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Chinese online auto trading platform Cango is looking to raise up to $300m from an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.