Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
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Naftogaz and Emirates National Bank of Dubai (ENBD) shelved plans for five year dollar benchmarks this week, thanks to a steep fall in the oil price and what bankers referred to as weak sentiment. -
Gazprom raised €1bn on Tuesday from the first public international bond sale from Russia since April saw the US imposing a punitive round of sanctions on the country. Rushydro followed on Thursday with a Rmb1.5bn ($220m) three year bond.
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Two emerging market borrowers had to postpone deals this week, thanks to volatility in the market. Naftogaz and Emirates NBD have had to put plans for their five year dollar benchmarks on hold.
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Gazprom on Tuesday sold the first public international bond from Russia since a punitive round of US sanctions was put on the country in April.
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Two emerging market borrowers have been forced to postpone planned deals this week, with investors demanding better yields to risk their cash in the volatile market.
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Russian giant Gazprom and Ukrainian oil and gas firm Naftogaz, who have been locking horns in court, both chose Tuesday to release price guidance for new Eurobonds. The Gazprom deal will be the first public international bond from a Russian issuer since the US sanctions that shook the market in April. The Naftogaz bond is its first since 2009.
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CEZ, a Czech utility company, came to market for four year euros on Tuesday, returning to the currency for its largest deal since 2013.
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Bankers have confirmed that Russian Copper Company (RCC) is set to close its second five year $250m pre-export credit facility before the end of the year. But the jury is still out as to whether the loan market will be able to brave the ongoing Russian sanctions.
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The Republic of Slovenia has priced the flotation of Nova Ljubljanska Banka at a final offer price which values the bank at €1bn, fulfilling a commitment to privatise the bank before the end of the year.
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TFI Tab Food Investments, the owner of the Burger King chain in Turkey and China, has formally withdrawn its $220m IPO in the US after delaying it in February.
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Two emerging market (EM) sovereigns hit the euro market this week: one debuting and the other returning after a year-long absence. Both deals met with warm receptions, giving some credibility to the notion that euro investors will be happy to stay in EM deals even as quantitative easing (QE) winds up and rates climb.
