BNP Paribas
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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. -
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.
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After selling €4.6bn of loans in March, Unilever Spreads unveiled the €1bn high yield bond portion of its leveraged buyout funding package on Wednesday. But as well as jumbo deals, other borrowers with smaller offerings are also vying for investor attention.
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Two banks have poached members of BNP Paribas’ emerging markets sales and trading team.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Thursday achieved what on-looking bankers called a “fantastic” result as it sold its largest ever deal and matched the lowest spread on a three year dollar benchmark of the year so far — despite tightening swap spreads.
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Australian property company Stockland was the first Australian issuer to sell a green bond in Europe in 2014. The company finally returned to the euro market on Thursday, but chose not to go with a green bond, on the same day as compatriot Ausgrid chose to price its new deal.
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Turkish real estate developer Ronesans Gayrimenkul Yatirim has released initial price guidance on its benchmark five year bond, which a rival syndicate has called wide but a lead said was the pick-up investors are demanding over Turkish international corporates.
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Rocket Internet has completed the first sale of shares in HelloFresh, the German meal kit delivery company, since its €276m IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in October.
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Turkish real estate developer Ronesans Gayrimenkul Yatirim is still assessing investor feedback and is yet to release initial price guidance, despite having told the market that it was looking to price its bond “as early as” Wednesday.
