Crédit Agricole
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Nordic Investment Bank has mandated three banks to sell its second environmental bond of the year. The paper will be the supranational's second green bond to be denominated in euros. -
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala has tightened the margin on its $1.75bn three year refinancing, despite the price on the original loan already being “eye-wateringly low”, according to one banker.
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Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp has wrapped up a landmark $8.9bn sell-down in Alibaba Group Holdings through a combination of five separate transactions, including raising $5.5bn via the sale of mandatory exchangeable trust securities (METS). The size of the METS is impressive, making it the largest equity-linked deal globally since 2010, but it also came with a structure almost never seen before in Asia. Jonathan Breen reports.
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Ahlstrom, the Finnish fibre based materials manufacturer, has extended the maturity of its €180m credit facility with the approval of all of its lending banks.
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French aerospace and defence company Thales returned to the European corporate bond market this week after a three year absence, printing a €600m seven year bond and clinching a 0bp new issue premium.
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The swathe of rights issues set to form a big part of Emea equity capital markets activity this side of the summer has moved forward this week, with the conclusion of Dubai Parks and Resorts’ deal and the launch of SSAB’s prospectus.
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The Nordic Investment Bank has mandated three banks to sell its second environmental bond of the year. The paper will be the supranational's second green bond to be denominated in euros.
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Philips Lighting and Maisons du Monde’s IPOs have run precisely along the same timelines, with many similarities in how the sales went, and today their debut trading performances also ran in parallel, as both stocks jumped. Philips Lighting closed up 10% and Maisons du Monde 5.9%.
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Axis Bank revived Indian green bond issuance this week with the country’s third international deal. Financial institutions are expected to dominate the pipeline for the rest of the year, as the challenge of issuing offshore deters other borrowers, writes Narae Kim.
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China Hongqiao Group is in the market for a $700m three year refinancing that launched on May 16, via seven bookrunners. The loan offers fees that encourage lenders on a 2015 loan to up their exposure to the company.
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The IPOs of Philips Lighting and Maisons du Monde both reached successful conclusions on Thursday. Their books built gradually, which a banker said boded well for them to trade solidly when they are listed, unlike some recent soggy performers like Telepizza.
