Banks
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Singaporean commodities company Mercuria has returned to the offshore loan market for its annual foray. -
NewOcean Energy Holdings is seeking consent from banks to postpone a principal payment on a $150m loan signed in 2016.
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Singapore-listed Frasers Centrepoint Trust is looking to raise S$1.39bn ($1.02bn) by selling new units equal to over half its existing stock.
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Indonesian oil and natural gas company Pertamina has shortlisted six banks for a bridge loan of as much as $3bn to support its acquisition of energy assets.
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Carl Roberts, head of loan syndication for south and southeast Asia at ANZ, is retiring after nine years with the Australian bank.
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The summer slowdown finally arrived in the US corporate bond market this week, with just a handful of issuers showing up before September's season truly begins — bringing what is expected to be a bumper crop of deals.
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Issuance of sustainability-linked bonds is set to resume next week, after a year’s hiatus since the product was introduced by Enel, the Italian power and gas company. Many possible deals have fallen by the wayside, as market participants have realised the structure is more difficult to use than they had thought. But Suzano, the Brazilian paper company, will roadshow an issue on Tuesday and Wednesday and other transactions are expected in the coming months.
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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli sold the week’s tastiest Swiss franc deal when it returned to the market on Tuesday to refinance an upcoming Sfr500m ($549.8m) redemption.
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Europe’s high grade corporate market continued to offer plenty of demand for riskier structures this week, with multiple hybrids again taking up screen space.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt — a frequent bond issuer — has signed its first syndicated loan. Egypt’s debut in the market, bankers said, is an attempt to diversify its funding to support an expanding state budget, just months after its debut green bond was delayed due to Covid-19. Mariam Meskin reports.
