Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
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Waberer’s International, the Hungarian haulage firm, launched a Huf73.7bn (€238m) IPO on the Budapest Stock Exchange on Monday, offering shares at a chunky discount to its US peers. -
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) began gauging investor interest for the IPO of its Polish unit on Monday, via Citigroup and its own investment bank as leads.
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Russia has returned with another sole VTB led deal, its first foray into the international markets this year. Some market participants had expected US or European banks to be on the mandate, following a stronger year for Russian borrowers in the international bond markets despite sanctions still firmly in place.
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China Securities Regulatory Commission welcomes the prospect of A-share inclusion by MSCI, China’s State Council publishes a new negative list to make foreign investment easier in free trade zones, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) makes its first equity investment.
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Belarus will hit the road next week for a dual tranche dollar offering, in what could be its first successful attempt to access the market since 2011. Its economy is expected to contract 0.5% in 2017.
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Shares in Mavi Jeans, the Turkish maker of designer denim wear, closed 3.5% higher following its stock market debut on Thursday, after the company priced its TL744.4m ($211m) IPO at the bottom of its price range on Monday.
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VIP Turkey Enerji, a subsidiary of oil and commodity company Vitol, has signed a $700m syndicated loan with 14 banks to finance the acquisition of Petrol Ofisi, Turkey’s largest oil distribution company.
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Yapi Kredi raised $500m with a seven year senior bond on Wednesday, bringing the total of Turkish bank issuance so far this year to $5.3bn.
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Belarus will hit the road next week for a dual tranche dollar offering, in what could be its first successful attempt to access the market since 2011. Its economy is expected to contract 0.5% in 2017.
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On Wednesday evening, Indigo Partners, the private equity group, came to market to offload its entire 18.7% stake in Wizz Air Holdings, the London-listed Hungarian low-cost airline, through an accelerated bookbuild that was covered inside an hour.
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Vimpelcom raised $1.5bn at its holding company level on Tuesday, as it looks to complete its transition into a more streamlined, western-looking borrowing entity. Though it appears to be looking to shake off its Russian associations, investors say the risk is still the same.
