BNP Paribas
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KfW is set to bring a three year dollar benchmark on Tuesday, in what bankers say could be a tight window for issuance in the currency. At least two other borrowers are thought to be looking at dollar deals this week, but may wait for KfW to test the water first. -
Hebei opens books for offshore debut China’s second largest steel maker, Hebei Iron & Steel Group, is looking to tap the offshore debt market for the first time, opening books to a credit enhanced dollar bond on October 20.
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IDBI Bank opened guidance on a senior dollar bullet on Monday after pricing its debut Basel III compliant additional tier one additional tier one (AT1) security in the domestic market last week. The bank began sounding out investors about a Basel III dollar bond in July, but decided not to go ahead.
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UK car breakdown recovery firm RAC set out price guidance on its £1.25bn loan at a London bank meeting on Thursday.
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UK car breakdown recovery firm RAC marketed its £1.25bn recapitalisation and refinancing loan to lenders on Thursday, signalling that the leveraged loan market is battered but still functioning.
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A pair of dollar deals in the sovereign, supranational and agency sector failed to cross the line this week, coming on a day when turbulent US Treasury markets made book building tough. Issuers lining up deals for next week may have to be prepared to pay more of a new issue premium because of this week’s tricky conditions.
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The US high-grade bond market was all but closed to new issuance this week as plummeting Treasury yields sent borrowers scampering to the sidelines. The 10 year note had its biggest intraday swing in six years on Wednesday as it fell as low as 1.86%, the lowest since May 2013, before rebounding to around 2.10%.
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A portion of Tata Steel’s $5.6bn borrowing, which has been in senior syndication since July, finally launched into general on October 13, with five banks joining the original 11 leads. The money will be used to refinance the outstanding portion of the debt Tata took to fund its acquisition of Europe’s Corus Group.
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Tentative allocations are out for smartphone maker Xiaomi’s $1bn dual tranche loan. The deal has proved popular as bankers are eager to lend to the company that has ambitious plans for global expansion.
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A cacophony of troublesome macro conditions are rocking the markets and could make issuance exceptionally tricky for issuers looking to print dollars in the coming weeks. A pair of borrowers felt the pain on Wednesday, with their leads setting pricing in line with initial price thoughts and at least one of the deals undersubscribed — a far cry from a series of blow-out dollar trades since the market reopened after the summer.
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Mobile phone maker Xiaomi’s $1bn dual tranche loan has netted commitments from nine lenders in general syndication. The deal has been a popular one as bankers are eager to lend to the company that has ambitious plans for global expansion.
