Freeline Therapeutics, the UK gene therapeutics company, has set a pricing range for its Nasdaq listing, becoming the latest company from the red hot biotech sector to raise equity capital.
Equity capital markets bankers are preparing for a busy autumn of rights issues as companies prepare to weather a long period of Covid-19 disruption. Because of the uncertainty over the the length and severity of the pandemic, businesses are said to be looking at larger capital raises than before.
The UK Debt Management Office has chosen the maturities and issuance windows for its two planned syndications in September. One of the syndications will be a new 15 year Gilt, which divided opinion among investors at a consultation last week.
Social and sustainability bonds have blossomed in Asia amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with debt bankers expecting more supply from the asset class for the rest of the year.
Ecuador will be able to proceed with a consent solicitation to restructure $17.4bn of bonds after a New York judge denied a motion from Contrarian Capital and GMO for a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the process.
Amigo Holdings, a UK guarantor loan provider, has won a waiver for its £300m securitization facility with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), giving it until August 14 to come to an agreement on terms while the company fends off an Financial Conduct Authority probe and a public spat between the board and the company's founder.
Covered bond issuers using programmes containing a special purpose vehicle (SPV) have more guidance on the treatment of bad loans and protect bondholders further compared with those using integrated templates, Fitch said this week when assessing the risk coronavirus era mortgage payment holidays pose to the asset class.
IAG, the airline holding company which owns British Airways, has launched a €2.75bn (£2.49bn) rights issue to give it enough liquidity to withstand Covid-19 disruption until 2023.
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting is set to pocket HK$10.7bn ($1.38bn) from its Hong Kong secondary listing, with solid support from Chinese and global investors driving final pricing to the top of guidance.
India’s Adani Green Energy is in talks with banks for a project finance of more than $1bn, a size that some bankers think is a bit ambitious given market conditions.
Electric car maker Tesla is preparing its fourth retail auto lease securitization, issuing into a strong ABS market supported by high investor demand and solid auto market fundamentals in spite of the virus, sources said.
WiZink Bank, which acquired Barclaycard's Portuguese operation, has retained a €505m credit card ABS deal.
Italian debt servicing specialist doValue is refinancing its acquisition of a Eurobank debt platform to position itself as a dominant NPL servicer in Europe, ready for the next generation of defaulted loans.
Banks will have a very small window for issuing debt in the rest of 2020, with fears over rising coronavirus infections and US politics expected to bring volatility back into the market, deal arrangers have warned.
Independent firms were the big winners of the 2008 financial meltdown. But they will find the Covid-19 crisis tougher to navigate, as they grapple with a unique set of challenges, writes David Rothnie.
Electric vehicle manufacturer Li Auto sealed a scorching $1.1bn Nasdaq IPO this week, pricing above the marketed range to make it the largest US listing by a Chinese company in nearly two years. The deal proved there is still interest among mainland firms to list in the US, despite rising hostilities between the two countries, writes Jonathan Breen.
Two Indian companies have struggled to find demand in syndication for deals that were priced before Covid-19 shut down the country. But bankers are optimistic about the fate of India’s offshore loans market — as long as borrowers accept a rise in funding costs. Pan Yue reports.
A flexible approach to its $750m bond paid off for India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, which navigated weak market sentiment and demanding investors by changing its tenor, size and price expectations. Morgan Davis reports.
The chief financial officer of Panama’s second largest bank, Banistmo, told GlobalCapital that Wednesday’s bond issue was a sign of investor confidence not only in the issuer but in the prospects for the country, as economists say they expect it to be one of the outperformers in Latin America.
Now is not the ideal time to be a port operator. International Container Terminal Services has faced a tough year, as the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical turmoil take a toll on global trade. But the Philippine company, which develops and operates container ports and terminals, moved quickly in response to the crisis in early 2020, boosting its liquidity and freezing its capital expenditure. ICTSI followed with two successful dollar bond sales in June and July.
Small business lender OnDeck has agreed to a $90m cash and stock deal with Enova after months of struggling through the pandemic crisis. The acquisition is the first in an expected wave of consolidation, as Covid-19 tests the resilience of online lenders, sources say.
Deutsche Bank on Wednesday released a stellar set of results for origination for the second quarter, compared with consensus estimates, its previous results and to a lesser extent competitors. Henrik Johnsson, co-head of European banking and capital markets, said that the bank’s strengths became more valuable during the coronavirus crisis.
The level of Covid-19 payment holidays affecting specialist UK lenders in the UK and fears over the future of the country's economy have failed to dampen demand for their debt among UK RMBS buyers, with the lack of public issuance boosting interest in publicly placed deals.
Key government stimulus benefits are set to expire at the end of the month, and as Congress works out what the next coronavirus aid package will look like, the ABS market will see spreads fluctuate and delinquencies spike, with consumer assets to be hardest hit.
In recent weeks, Argentina’s PR agency has been cramming the inboxes of financial journalists as the government goes on the attack in an apparent attempt to guilt-trip dissenting creditors into accepting its restructuring offer.
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