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China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) navigated a weak market following this week’s rate cut announcement to raise $2bn from a three-tranche deal. While it took a smaller amount than usual, its transaction was well-timed, say bankers. -
Investors happily agreed to buy new senior secured debt from a Petrobras service provider at a healthy pick-up to the oil giant’s curve on Thursday, but a cancelled deal from Argentina suggested idyllic conditions for Lat Am issuers were slightly fading.
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The World Bank has printed the longest ever bond with a coupon linked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (Sofr), edging the market towards settling the debate about how to calculate coupons based on the benchmark rate.
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Renaissance Capital has hired Funeka Beja-Maseko as a retail analyst at director level, and Andrew Nkumbula as a vice-president for investment banking. Both are based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Hungarian gas and oil company MOL has extended part of an existing €555m revolving credit facility by one year, in what is one of the few sparks of activity in the country's syndicated loan market so far this year.
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Ireland’s Keywords Studios has signed a new revolving credit facility of up to €140m, increasing its bank line as the video games studio remains on the hunt for acquisitions.
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London-listed Resolute Mining has agreed to buy Senegal’s Toro Gold for $274m, with the acquisitive company planning to turn to its syndicated lenders to refinance the bridge debt linked to the purchase.
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Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust has raised S$258.1m ($188.4m) after sealing a new unit placement at the top of price guidance, according to a term sheet seen by GlobalCapital Asia.
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China Lesso Group Holdings has mandated nine banks for a $900m loan.
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UBS and Citi trader Tom Hayes was jailed for 11 years for manipulating Libor. But while the trader argued that he was made a scapegoat for the financial crisis, perhaps the rate he rigged is a bigger victim.
