Credit Suisse
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Credit Suisse won praise from equity capital markets bankers this week for a neat two-step plan to raise Sfr6bn of new capital, as part of a complete new strategy for the bank, announced by CEO Tidjane Thiam in a marathon series of conference calls on Wednesday, writes Jon Hay. -
The UBS comparisons were unavoidable, but the contrasts are stark. Instead of turfing out hundreds of traders on a windy autumn morning, leaving panic and rumour to flood the City, Credit Suisse laid out its equally radical restructuring in a sober seven hour PowerPoint marathon.
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Teva, the New York-listed Israeli pharmaceutical company, held a meeting with banks on Wednesday for the syndication of $33.75bn of loans to buy generic drug business Allergan Generics.
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Tidjane Thiam’s new strategy for Credit Suisse constitutes a ringing endorsement of the firm’s investment banking department, the unit housing its advisory and underwriting businesses. In an airless room in London’s Canary Wharf, the department completed its transformation from ugly duckling to an essential component of Credit Suisse’s empire, writes David Rothnie.
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Wells Fargo printed an impressive second Swiss franc deal for the year on Thursday, attracting strong demand not only from retail and private banking investors but also asset managers, insurance and pension funds.
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The Vietnam government’s prized stakes in 10 firms are up for grabs, as the state looks to sell down its holdings in the country’s largest dairy producer, a telecommunications firm and an insurer among others.
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The Swiss Federal Council has announced a higher leverage ratio of 5% for Credit Suisse and UBS, as well as outlining how it plans to bring in total loss absorbing capital (TLAC) rules for the two banks.
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China Universal Leasing is seeking to manage borrowing costs on an offshore Rmb1.5bn ($236m) loan sealed last year by changing the benchmark to the People’s Bank of China rate from CNH Hibor.
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Credit Suisse is boosting its presence in Asia Pacific as part of a global overhaul of its operations, with the bank’s strong performance in the region leading to record results for the first nine months of the year.
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Credit Suisse has picked Citigroup, HSBC and Société Générale to underwrite its Sfr4.7bn rights issue, which will follow a private placement of Sfr1.35bn to anchor shareholders.
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Lenta, the Russian supermarket group, completed a $275m sale of global depositary receipts on Tuesday night, in an accelerated bookbuild of both primary and secondary stock.
