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First Abu Dhabi Bank will follow Dubai Islamic Bank to the sukuk market as GCC banks look to tap into the enormous pool of Islamic liquidity in the region.
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Capita, the UK outsourcing services firm which runs London's congestion charge system, has laid out an ambitious turnaround plan including a £700m rights issue, but the stock plummeted as its profits projections fell short of expectations.
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The Republic of Poland has set final terms for its €1bn 8.5 year green bond, with books over €3.4bn at the last market update. A banker away from the deal called the final level tight.
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Italian toll road operator Società Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi (SIAS) followed a four day investor roadshow with its third 10 year bond this week. A €1.9bn order book allowed the company to print its largest ever deal at a much tighter spread than its previous two offerings.
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China Evergrande Group made its debut in the equity-linked market on Tuesday, raising a hefty HK$18bn ($2.3bn) from a convertible bond — but not before slicing a third off the original deal size and rejigging its structure.
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While Tuesday brought a flurry of euro benchmarks, the pace of issuance will slacken on Wednesday as the market battens down for a busy week of US data announcements.
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Property developer China Evergrande Group opened books for a HK$23bn ($2.9bn) perpetual convertible bond on Tuesday evening, a deal that was much sought after by banks.
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Future Land Development Holdings and Powerlong Real Estate Holdings sold their respective equity-linked notes with almost similar results on Monday. Both deals were fully increased and priced near the investor-friendly end of terms.
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Chinese conglomerate Ping An Group is planning to spin off its healthcare technology subsidiary through a potential $1bn IPO this year on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to a source close to the deal.
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A wave of Mexican corporates swapping the proceeds of dollar issuance back into their home currency has tilted the peso-dollar basis swap, benefiting those that can issue in pesos and swap back into dollars.
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Kommunalbanken has announced a dollar floater trade to launch on Tuesday, just ahead of the Federal Open Markets Committee’s rate decision on Wednesday.
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A trio of Europe’s less frequent public sector borrowers are set to hit screens for euro transactions on Tuesday, following a long end benchmark from a French agency on January 26.