Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
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RussNeft, the Russian oil company controlled by Mikhail Gutseriev, looks set to complete its IPO on Friday, after the bookbuild reached its end on Thursday afternoon, at a valuation of at least $2.5bn. -
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Four banks will lead the financing for the €533m acquisition of Romanian retail chain Profi, the largest private equity acquisition ever in Romania.
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Emerging markets bond bankers were keeping upbeat on Thursday about the prospects for further issuance from CEEMEA this year, despite the failure of one of the few deals in the pipeline to emerge as expected.
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Baltic consumer loan provider 4Finance on Wednesday printed an add-on of its old 2021 bonds in a high yield market that is coming to a halt four weeks ahead of the Christmas break.
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MedLife, a leading Romanian private healthcare provider, has announced plans for the first IPO on the Bucharest Stock Exchange since 2014, as it seeks to capitalise on higher disposable income in the EU’s fastest growing economy.
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Turkey’s QNB Finansbank and Garanti plan to sign their second yearly loan refinancings this week, according to bankers, marking the end of a tumultuous year for Turkish bank loans.
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Online consumer lender 4Finance on Monday released initial price talk for an add-on to its €100m 2021 bond, as the market searches for short maturities before Christmas.
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Turk Telekom subsidiary Avea has signed a €90m nine year loan backed by Finnish export credit agency Finnvera, after Avea's ultimate parent company Otas failed to make a repayment on a $4.75bn loan in September.
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Ceská telekomunikacní infrastruktura (CETIN) is planning to issue a five year bond, the second issuer to test the new period of volatility following the election of Donald Trump as US president.
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RussNeft, the Russian oil company controlled by Mikhail Gutseriev, published today (Friday November 18) the price range for its IPO in Moscow, and opened the book at 10am Moscow time this morning.
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Emerging market borrowers are facing higher borrowing costs as the end of the year approaches. A slim pipeline of deals is expected despite forecasts of muted demand and outflows from the asset class.
