Barclays
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Local government financing vehicles from China brought out a parade of deals on Friday, with issuers including those from Jiangsu and Shanxi fighting for investors' attention in the Asia ex-Japan debt capital markets. -
Barclays wants to be UK’s leading investment bank. Backed by a supportive CEO, it believes it has the team and strategy to achieve that, writes David Rothnie.
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Three Chinese corporates took centre stage on Thursday with their respective dollar bond offerings. So far this week, borrowers from the country are the only ones to tap the Asia ex-Japan debt market.
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Chinese local government financing vehicle Zhenjiang Transportation Industry Group sold its debut international bond on Monday, raising $140m from the only live deal in the market.
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US coatings manufacturer Axalta's euro and dollar term loans allocated this week, with 10 other leveraged loan deals expected to close in the next two weeks.
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Schustermann & Borenstein, the German fashion retailer, priced a €260m bond on Thursday to fund its acquisition by private equity firm Permira.
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Asia ex-Japan debt capital markets had a quiet opening on Monday, with a sole Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) out for dollar funding. On the same day, another two LGFVs announced mandates.
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Catalent Pharma and Thomas Cook — a reverse Yankee issuer and a UK holidays operator — on Thursday released guidance for high yield deals amounting some €900m in a market that has been mute since November 15.
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Tewoo Group Co, also known as Tianjin Material & Equipment Group Corporation, is planning a return to the offshore bond market, having picked two firms to arrange roadshow next week.
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The busy equity block trade action in Europe since the US election has continued into its third week, though market participants are beginning to brace for the outcome of the Italian referendum on Sunday.
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A pair of public sector borrowers hit screens this week for dollar syndications, providing an unexpectedly strong climax to 2016.
