Barclays
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The New Development Bank will kick off a series of calls with investors on Tuesday to provide an update on its borrowing programme and plan its second dollar bond, which is expected to follow in the coming months.
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Stonegate, the UK pub owner, raised just over £1.2bn-equivalent on Friday to partly refinance £2.73bn worth of acquisition facilities used to acquire competitor Ei.
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Wordline, the French payments company, has returned to the equity-linked market to sell a new five-year €600m convertible bond at a negative yield.
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Chinese property developer Fantasia Holdings Group Co took advantage of the favourable market conditions on Thursday to raise money for refinancing. It found more support than anticipated, allowing it to seal a larger $350m bond.
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Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) saw a window to market an additional tier one (AT1) bond on Wednesday, ahead of its second quarter earnings disclosure. It is looking to use the debt to boost its regulatory capital ratios.
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Credit analysts hope that European banks will be able to report much stronger capital levels in the second quarter, amid early signs that risk-weighted asset (RWA) volumes could be lower than expected.
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The University of Leeds tapped its debut bond for another £50m on Tuesday, becoming the first UK university to come to the capital markets since the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warned of mass bankruptcies across the sector in a damning report earlier this month.
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Raiffeisen Bank International is getting ready to sell its third additional tier one (AT1) instrument, as it looks to make full use of its regulatory allowance for subordinated debt capital.
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ADO Properties, the German real estate developer, concluded its €450m rights issue on Monday, with a high take-up from its shareholders.
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Bonds from Indian corporations were among the worst performing investment grade deals in Asia last week. The primary market also suffered, with one deal cancelled and another put on hold.
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Hexaware Technologies, an Indian software company majority owned by Baring Private Equity Asia, has mandated nine banks for a $600m take-private loan.
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Germany is calling for bids for state-owned Depfa Bank, the once prolific issuer of Irish and German covered bonds whose parent, Hypo Real Estate, was taken into public ownership as a result of the 2008 financial crisis. There is little chance, however, that the transaction could see the issuer return to the covered bond market.