Bank of America
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Leveraged finance bankers at a recent industry event were upbeat about the scope for a pick-up in Asia cross-border M&A, which they see revitalising the flaccid leveraged finance activity so far this year. However, there is a debate over whether Asian banks are any closer to offering the looser terms available in Europe and the US. -
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has filled its top ECM syndicate role in Asia Pacific by moving Akram Zaman to Hong Kong from New York, sources said.
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A sell-off in European government bonds this week has public sector bond bankers hoping that investors may soon be tempted to buy public sector new issues in euros in greater size.
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Leveraged loan investors in Europe and the US are bracing themselves for a tough second quarter of borrowers aggressively trying to cut margins on their loans, writes Ross Lancaster.
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The US bank is chasing market share in Europe on all fronts, writes David Rothnie.
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Banco Popolare’s window of issuance for the tier two deal it has been roadshowing has closed, with the issuer set to avoid the primary market ahead of reporting earnings.
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The bookbuilding phase of Windeln.de’s initial public offering in Frankfurt will close at midday on May 5, a day early, owing to strong demand.
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Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Property is scheduled to sign its reorganisation loan at a reduced size of HK$40bn ($5.16bn) with 28 lenders. The trade, which started out at HK$55bn, was heavily oversubscribed as 28 banks piled in with commitments of at least HK$5bn each.
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Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia (TDBM) will be hoping for a better experience in the dollar bond market this time around as it returns almost a year after it was forced to pull a deal due to the Mongolian sovereign risk.
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E-commerce company Baozun has kicked off investor education for its $200m IPO on the Nasdaq, as it attempts to break the lull of Chinese names heading to the US for listings this year.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb has returned to the European bond market, issuing 10 and 20 year bonds to replace its existing euro bonds maturing in 2016 and 2021.
