Banks

Uzbekistan printed its $1bn dual tranche five and 10 year bond on Wednesday to great investor excitement, but the bubble was punctured on Thursday when both traded down in the secondary market. That was despite orders as big as $300m from one international EM account, according to Uzbekistan’s deputy prime minister and finance minister, Jamshid Kuchkarov.

Svenska Handelsbanken found strong demand at tight levels for a new additional tier one this week, helping to put to bed any concerns that the market might be languishing after the first ever ‘non-call’ in asset class.

Chinese property developer Dexin China has launched bookbuilding for an IPO that could raise up to HK$1.73bn ($220.3m).

CStone Pharmaceuticals has launched Hong Kong’s first biotechnology IPO of the year — and bankers are watching it closely. The up to HK$2.38bn ($304m) deal has received a strong early response, a good sign for the growing pipeline of biotech issuers hoping to put a difficult 2018 behind them. Jonathan Breen reports.

BBVA did not have to offer any premium to investors to bring in a new tier two bond on Thursday, according to lead managers, as asset managers show renewed thirst for debt from southern European financial institutions.

On Thursday, the European corporate bond market saw its second Nordic telecoms new issue of the week. Finnish company Elisa used the same no-grow strategy as its Swedish peer Telia used on Tuesday, but for a smaller deal.

After a quiet start to February, property developers from China are making the most out of a liquid bond market, pricing dollar bonds way inside of initial guidance and still watching their bonds trade well in the aftermarket. The rush shows no signs of slowing down. Addison Gong reports.

PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corp has picked Mizuho as sole mandated lead arranger and bookrunner for a $200m borrowing. It is the latest sign of a boom in southeast Asia’s offshore loan market that is leaving bankers divided on pricing, tenors and covenant packages.

Hong Kong’s Airport Authority (HKAA) raised $500m from a dollar bond sale on Wednesday, ending a hiatus of nearly 16 years from the market.

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China’s Chow Tai Fook and Vietnam’s Vingroup have returned to the offshore loan market, with both borrowers inviting banks to join senior syndication.

The Republic of Indonesia was back in the dollar market this week with its regular sukuk issuance. But with a trade that mirrored its 2018 Islamic financing transaction, the sovereign added a green tranche, allowing it to tap a niche set of investors in an effort to raise $2bn. Morgan Davis reports.