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Indications of interest for Saudi Aramco’s planned bond issue were understood to have topped $15bn on Thursday morning in London, with three days left of the roadshow still to run. Contrary to press reports, investors have been told on the roadshow that the cash raised will not be used directly to fund the acquisition of Saudi Basic Industries Corp, as that is not expected to take place for another six to 12 months, writes Francesca Young. -
Sovereign, supranational and agency (SSA) issuers burst into the second quarter with a scorching week that saw plenty of big books and minimal or negative premiums.
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Two renewable energy companies achieved successful euro bond issues on Thursday. Norsk Hydro, the Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy firm, and ERG, the Italian wind energy group, issuing in green format, both tightened their prices and finished with plenty of over-subscription in their books.
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Financial institutions flocked to the euro market this week to take advantage of extremely favourable issuance conditions in the run-up to earnings season. As many as 13 borrowers raised close to €9bn of senior funding in the space of four days.
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GMR Hyderabad International Airport sold its second dollar bond this week with both the size of the transaction and the pricing falling below expectations.
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Indications of interest for Saudi Aramco’s bond are understood to have hit over $15bn, with the roadshow not finishing until Monday April 8.
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Four new corporate bonds hit the market on Wednesday. In a change from recent days, all the deals were of moderate size and single tranched. Terna, the Italian grid operator, and Banque PSA France were typical in launching €500m no-grow deals. Book sizes diverged strongly, with those two issuers getting heavy oversubscription, while Aroundtown and Voestalpine had much less.
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Mauritius Commercial Bank has raised a new dual tranche $800m loan after receiving commitments of over $1bn. The deal was welcomed by bankers as one of the few new money financings in the market.
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The European Financial Stability Facility and Council of Europe Development Bank left little on the table with their euro bond issues on Wednesday. More supply is expected, as three more borrowers have picked banks for deals expected this week.
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Citi and KBC Group led the way on Wednesday in what was a very busy day for new bond supply from financial institutions, with issuers taking advantage of stellar market conditions to raise funding ahead of reporting their first quarter earnings.
