Credit Suisse
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A trio of investment grade names launched new deals on Tuesday as Asian bond bankers were bolstered by hopes that Greece's latest budget proposals would stave off a debt default and lead to a deal with creditors later this week. But they believe the market is still volatile and as a result only strong high grade names will be able to get deals done.
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BB Energy, the Lebanese privately owned oil and fuel trading group, has signed a $200m revolving credit facility that was increased from $175m after being twice oversubscribed.
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Wenzhou Kangning Hospital Co is planning a Hong Kong IPO worth $150m in the third or fourth quarter of this year, and has filed a preliminary prospectus to start the listing process.
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Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has mandated seven banks to work on its return to the dollar bond market which could be as early as this week.
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InnoLight Technology Corp, whose customers include high-profile names such as Google and ZTE, has applied for a $100m IPO on the Nasdaq. The plans come at a time when many Chinese companies are delisting from US exchanges in the hope of seeking greener pastures back home.
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Mauser, the German industrial packaging group, has won near-unanimous acceptance for its amendment exercise on a $1.6bn leveraged loan, originally closed last July to back its buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
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Flow Traders Coöperatief, a Dutch financial trading company specialising in exchange-traded products such as ETFs, has announced its intention to float in Amsterdam.
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New York-listed Nord Anglia, the international schools operator, sold a Sfr200m secured high yield bond on Thursday. It had to trim the size, but was able to hold out against pressure to widen pricing.
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AAG Energy Holdings fell victim to rocky market conditions this week, raising HK$2.28bn after pricing its Hong Kong IPO at the bottom end of guidance, while also taking a knife to its greenshoe portion.
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Mauser, the German industrial packaging group, has won near-unanimous acceptance for its amendment exercise on a $1.6bn leveraged loan, originally closed last July to back its buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
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Jupai Holdings, which provides wealth management services to high-net-worth clients in China, is seeking riches from the US, having filed for a $100m IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Fitch followed up last week’s default from Cimento Tupi with a report warning that refinancing risk is “elevated” for Latin American corporates rated single-B or below that have bonds of under $400m outstanding.