Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

Turkish banks Garanti and Finansbank have signed their last refinancing loans of the year, for $1.36bn and $780.05m, respectively.

Bulgarian insurer Eurohold is attempting to cancel the bonds it issued last year as it markets a new deal this week.

The dollar tranche of Ülker’s second loan of the year has been priced 20bp tighter than on its first loan of 2017, suggesting the market is swinging in Turkish borrowers’ favour as political noise in the country quietens down.

Shares in Migros Ticaret, one of the biggest supermarket chains in Turkey, fell 8.5% on Wednesday after BC Partners sold a 7.3% stake in the company in a block trade on Thursday night. The shares fell another 3.5% on Thursday.

Ülker has signed a $450m loan with 15 banks. It is the second time this year the Turkish biscuit maker has come to the market, with both loans oversubscribed despite political instability in its home country.

An emerging markets focussed portfolio manager at Amundi has joined Algebris Investments to work on its macro credit fund.

Turkish financial institutions Garanti Bankasi and Finansbank are expected to sign their refinancing loans this week, according to bankers looking at the deals.

Poland on Monday raised €300m with a two year private placement, its second such instrument in as many years.

Oleg Tinkov, the Russian billionaire, has sold a stake in TCS Group Holding, the London-listed Russian retail bank he founded, for the first time since its $1bn IPO in 2013, taking advantage of a strong rally in the stock this year.

Russia’s State Transport Leasing Co (GTLK) is planning investor update meetings next Monday.

Eurohold Bulgaria, an insurance focused financial institution operating in central and eastern Europe, on Monday announced plans to meet investors for a euro-denominated Reg S deal — but did not give any indication of size or tenor.

Akbank AG, the Turkish bank’s German subsidiary, has made its comeback to the loan market after a three year absence, for a €173.5m syndicated loan.