Credit Suisse
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Giant Investment pushed the play button on its fundraising this week, launching an $850m loan on Wednesday to back the going-private of New York-listed online game developer Giant Interactive. The deal will shine a light on the comfort level of lenders for gaming credits — and if all goes well it is likely to set a precedent for other names to follow, writes Rashmi Kumar. -
The leasing units of Bank of Communications and China Minsheng Bank are both tapping the US dollar onshore loan market and have launched deals into syndication.
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LotSynergy, a technology company dedicated to the lottery business in China, priced an investor friendly convertible on Wednesday, relying mostly on long only accounts due to a lack of stock borrow available.
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China tech goes viral – Leju launches $212m IPO – Tuniu hopes for bullish market with $120m US IPO – Malaysia's Kuok sets sail with $334m Posh IPO – Rapid growth key to Ichitan’s $120m IPO – L&T gauges investor appetite for $800m business trust
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A busy week for peripheral bond issuance continues with Intesa Sanpaolo readying a floating rate senior unsecured deal on Thursday.
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BBVA Chile is set to become the latest Chilean issuer to tap the Swiss franc market on Thursday afternoon, hoping to benefit from strong demand for Latin American — particularly Chilean — paper from Swiss investors in spite of its weak ratings.
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The bank is profitable in corporate finance again, but now it needs to bolster its senior ranks, writes David Rothnie.
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Credit Suisse’s fixed income, currencies and commodities business relies too much on credit, EM and securitization, said analysts from JP Morgan on Wednesday.
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Dutch lender NIBC Bank is expected to sell five year Swiss franc bonds this week, according to market sources.
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Chinese company Giant Investment, which is taking private online game developer Giant Interactive, has opened up its $850m leveraged buyout loan to the market, with a starting margin of 450bp over dollar Libor.
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LotSynergy, a technology company dedicated to the lottery business in China, priced an investor friendly convertible this morning, relying mostly on long only accounts, due to a lack of stock borrow available.
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A loan of up to $1.8bn for Russian telecoms company Vimpelcom has been rushed through signing so quickly that a senior loan banker who had been working on the deal did not know it had been completed.
