Bank of America
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As the Mexican peso hovers around its strongest level since before Donald Trump won the US election last November, Grupo Kuo has announced fixed income investor meetings as it looks to refinance existing debt.
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Allied Irish Banks has narrowed the price range on its IPO, having attracted a strong response from investors. The flotation is now likely to raise €3.1bn at the upper end of the range.
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British Telecommunications brought its second triple tranche euro bond transaction in 16 months on Tuesday. The orderbooks were heavily oversubscribed, with demand skewed toward the longest tranche.
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s Hong Kong branch made a quick return to the floating rate bond market, raising $700m from a dual-tranche outing on Monday. The lender was focusing more on price over size, with its five year proving to be investors’ sweet spot, according to bankers.
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High-end solar panel maker REC Solar has tasted success with its first Asian syndicated loan attracting enough demand for it to raise $330m after exercising a $25m greenshoe.
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Compass Group, the UK food service group, offered investors a choice of main courses on Monday, combining a €750m seven year bond with a £300m 12 year. Demand was plentiful for both and the new issue premia were minimal.
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Danaher Corp, the US healthcare technology group, issued a €850m dual tranche bond on Monday. The latest Reverse Yankee issuer found strong demand for both tranches, resulting in minimal new issue concessions.
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Amazon is using a rating-sensitive bridge facility for its $13.7bn acquisition of Whole Foods, in the US loan market’s second largest transaction of 2017.
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Nigeria is offering around a 30bp premium at price talk for its first diaspora bond as deal watchers asked whether it will really be able to attract $300m of retail investment.
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FIT Hon Teng has launched pre-deal investor education for its potential $500m Hong Kong IPO, according to a banker close to the deal.
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s Hong Kong branch is marketing a floating rate Reg S transaction featuring a three and a five year, having recently raised $1.1bn from a similar deal.
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European corporate bond markets have quickly shrugged off the uncertainty surrounding the UK election result and central bank meetings, and look set for a busy end to June.