Crédit Agricole
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French 'tier three' capital's arrival is to be pushed back until October, bankers predicted, as Europe’s banks wait for further clarity on what will count as loss-absorbing debt and euro senior supply dries up. -
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is set to hit the road for the Middle East’s first ever green bond, planting a flag in the sand for sustainable bond issuance from the region.
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Abengoa, the Spanish engineering and renewable energy firm, is heading to its October make-or-break deadline convinced that 75% of creditors will support its final restructuring debt plans, thus avoiding liquidation.
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South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank is preparing to go live with its second international bond of the year, having hired five firms to arrange a 144A/Reg S trade.
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) this week became the first supranational issuer to print a dual tranche green bond. But opinion was mixed as to whether such an approach will catch on.
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Steinhoff has agreed a loan with one new lender and bumped up its bridge facility with Crédit Agricole and UniCredit. The steps were taken to support the retailer’s increased offer for the UK’s discount retailer Poundland.
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Public sector borrowers are extending their run of success in dollars, thanks in part, according to an SSA syndicate banker, to a shortage of places for investors to put cash.
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FMS Wertmanagement mandated banks for a dollar benchmark on Tuesday as Asian Development Bank sold a dual tranche dollar green bond, amid a topsy-turvy time for US Treasury yields.
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South Africa's Steinhoff is lining up $3.8bn in loans to buy bedding retailer Mattress Firm. The acquisition will give the retailer a foothold in the US consumer market.
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Asian Development Bank mandated for a dual tranche global green bond in dollars on Monday, with the longer tranche likely to gain support from investors in Japan, said bankers.
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Petit Forestier, the French refrigerated vehicle leasing firm, closed syndication of its €525m acquisition loan earlier this week with oversubscribed commitments from lenders.
