Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
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Slovenia took another step towards refinancing its outstanding dollar debt this week with the conclusion of a $600m tender offer and the sale of a pair of euro-denominated taps. -
Slovakia made an unusually late start to its funding programme on Thursday when it emerged with pricing for a new 20 year euro denominated benchmark.
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Three banks have joined the syndication for the Z2.7bn ($661m) loan CVC is using to fund its takeover of Polish supermarket Żabka Polska.
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Slovenia has released guidance for a pair of euro taps following the expiry of a tender offer for its outstanding dollar issues on Tuesday afternoon.
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Energa priced its first eurobond for four years at the tight end of guidance on Tuesday after attracting more than €1.25bn of orders.
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Gulf issuance dominated the picture in the CEEMEA bond market during the first half of the week as Oman brought the year’s first bumper sovereign deal from the region and two UAE borrowers boosted supply.
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An Intesa spokesperson confirmed to GlobalCapital that the bank was in talks with 14 banks about syndicating its €5.2bn loan to finance the takeover of a 19.5% stake in Rosneft by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Glencore.
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The first corporate bond of the year from central Europe received a warm welcome from investors on Tuesday, allowing the issuer — Poland’s Energa — to tighten pricing twice.
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Russian Railways saw strong demand from international investors for a new Eurorouble note on Monday, with Asian accounts taking an unprecedented one-third of allocations.
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Moody’s has downgraded its outlook for B3/B rated Croatian food retailer and manufacturer Agrokor to negative from stable as the company’s credit quality comes under siege.
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Russian Railways marked the end of the national holiday in its home market by emerging with pricing for a new seven year Eurorouble note on Monday.
