Barclays
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Centurion Corp, which owns, develops and manages accommodation assets, is considering setting up a real estate investment trust (Reit) in Singapore. The move comes as the company with a S$420m ($316.3m) market capitalisation looks to further grow its worker accommodation business. -
Thomas Cook, the UK travel agency, has launched and priced on Friday the first European high yield bond of the year from a single-B-rated borrower. It encountered the after-shocks from the Swiss National Bank's shock change of exchange rate policy on Thursday, but the company achieved its refinancing goals.
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Covered bond issuers from outside the Eurozone launched deals this week denominated in sterling and Australian dollars. But a bigger proportion were from the Eurozone where borrowers launched deals in the single currency in maturities that ranged from four to 20 years. The transaction were priced generously and enjoyed a solid reception, with central banks taking a back seat.
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Dutch cable company Ziggo accelerated its dual currency bond issue to price it on Wednesday after its sister company, Virgin Media of the UK, had sold the first bond of a restructuring plan involving four Liberty Global cable subsidiaries.
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Online gambling business Sky Bet laid out price guidance on its £390m ($591.6m) acquisition loan at a bank meeting on Tuesday, where some investors were swayed after initially being sceptical of the deal.
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Moulds revives COO job at Barclays — Smiecench quits SG — Turnbull heads to StormHarbour — Chheda rejoins RBS
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The covered bond market enjoyed its busiest week in the last three years as 16 borrowers launched benchmarks with a nominal value of €13.5bn ($15.70bn) across a range of currencies and tenors. But investors clearly showed a preference for the seven year — of which there were seven deals, accounting for half of this week’s supply.
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After a flurry of mid-market leveraged financings, investors are now preparing for the first large cap deal of the new year. SIG Combibloc, the Swiss drinks carton maker, has invited lenders to bank meetings in London and New York.
