BNP Paribas
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Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE outside of the oil and gas sectors, has kicked off the year with a $6.5bn term loan facility, as market conditions remain “borrower friendly”. -
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Several public sector borrowers tapped the socially responsible investment (SRI) market this week, with more deals expected in February, before what many analysts expect will be a record year for the asset class.
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Harley Davidson made heavy weather of strong US bond market conditions on Thursday after a dovish Fed and a month-long rally in spreads appeared to set the dollar market up for a strong run of issuance in February.
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Bankers and investors are expecting lower volumes of non-preferred senior issuance for 2019, with the majority of issuers looking at the asset class tending to be smaller and infrequent users of capital markets.
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Chinese automobile retailer Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has returned for a €1.4bn dual-tranche facility to refinance a bridge loan raised last year for its purchase of a share in Swedish truck maker AB Volvo.
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Nederlandse Waterschapsbank was over three times covered for a 10 year affordable housing bond on Wednesday, allowing it to tighten multiple times during pricing to leave no concession, according to on-looking bankers. Meanwhile, the State of North Rhine-Westphalia has appointed banks to arrange a roadshow in Europe and Asia for a long dated euro sustainability bond.
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Siberian Coal Energy Co (Suek) is set to tap the market to refinance an existing pre-export credit facility, according to bankers. The borrower is usually one of the first Russian names in the market, and is notable for its robust liquidity position.
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Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas priced a deal for auto parts maker Parts Europe, formerly Autodis, on Thursday, funding the issuer’s November purchase of Oscaro.
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Egypt is revamping its capital markets presence, lining up a debut in the green bond market, a first deal in an Asian currency, and dollar and euro benchmarks all by the end of its fiscal year in June.
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Turkey hit screens for a quick trip to the euro market to sell its second bond of the year on Thursday, and managed to slice 25bp from its yield.
