BNP Paribas
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More than €3.5bn of high yield bond deals in euros, sterling and dollars were scheduled to close this week. Although some bankers described the pipeline as “crowded”, they expected market digestion to be ‘healthy’ ahead of quieter times. -
Kommunalbanken has circulated initial price thoughts of 5bp area over mid-swaps for a no-grow $1bn three year benchmark, a level that bankers away from the trade said was 'well priced'.
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Leads set price ranges in two African IPOs this week, which are coming to market against a backdrop of rising investor interest in Africa.
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French retailer Fnac Darty has amended and extended €600m of bank debt, with the company saying that a strengthened business model helped it cut the cost of its loan facilities.
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A repricing in the Indonesian high yield dollar bond market on Monday took a toll on property company Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD), which had to navigate numerous hurdles to push a $250m deal over the finish line.
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Bookrunners revealed more than €3bn of new speculative grade deals from seven issuers in the European high yield market this week. Coupons are slowly widening in the primary market, but they are still hitting issuers’ pricing targets, said market participants.
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Two corporate issuers are meeting investors for euro denominated bonds this week as the corporate funding season gathers pace.
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BOC Aviation, Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) and Bumi Serpong Damai were the first out of the gates on Monday morning with their new bond deals, as the Asian debt market prepares for an onslaught of supply.
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BNP Paribas' Greater China CEO Paul Yang has stepped in as a temporary replacement for the bank's China head, who left after only a brief reign. The French lender has also appointed a new head of its RMB competence centre.
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A third member of BNP Paribas’s emerging markets bond sales and trading team has left the bank.
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Public sector bankers lined up to laud a new SSA borrower this week, as the International Development Association (IDA) surpassed expectations on its bond debut. Now, many are eager to see the its next move, with many anticipating a Washington supranational with greater currency flexibility, writes Craig McGlashan.
