Bank of America
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Shinhan Bank launched a three year US dollar offering on Tuesday as issuers start to return to the bond market following the March blackout period. -
China Merchants Holdings International will offer HK$15.3bn ($1.97bn) worth of mandatory convertible securities to its existing shareholders in a deal that could improve the company's credit rating.
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The Islamic Republic of Pakistan will be meeting with investors this week and next as it looks to make a potential dollar offering.
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Several well oversubscribed, dollar denominated deals proved the bullish predictions of DCM bankers right as investors sought yield in a region that has been light on new issuance.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Belgian-US brewing company, on Wednesday joined the spate of large companies issuing multi-tranche deals into the present super-hot euro corporate bond market. Its deal was marked by two current trends: the popularity of floating rate notes and of 12 year bonds.
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Three debut Latin American borrowers are lining up bonds as investors show their thirst for paper.
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The European corporate bond market had already seen plenty of fireworks by Wednesday but there was no let-up on Thursday.
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Volkswagen Financial Services jumped into the euro bond market on Tuesday for a big deal, raising €1.5bn in a sale that demonstrated its pragmatic approach to pricing and the stability of demand for Volkswagen’s paper.
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Beijing based iKang Healthcare Group opened books for its $153m Nasdaq listing on Wednesday, offering investors exposure to one of the fastest growing industries in China.
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch is expected to miss out on one of the key leveraged finance deals of this year, the €11.75bn debt package backing Numericable’s bid for French mobile phone operator SFR, although three of its biggest rivals are all involved.
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Kommuninvest and Nordic Investment Bank are considered likely candidates to kickstart the dollar market next week after a quiet patch. Export Development Canada was the only issuer to sell a dollar benchmark this week, pricing a three year deal on Wednesday.
