DP World USD500m 3.75% Jan 30, USD500m 4.7% Sep 49

• 26 Sep 2019

Hong Kong bonds to face real test as dollar deal pipeline builds

Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) proved this week that investors are still eager to buy bonds issued by companies with a focus on the Hong Kong SAR, despite the ongoing political turmoil. But that confidence will face a big test as names such as Cathay Pacific and Li & Fung get ready to hit the market. Addison Gong reports.

• 26 Sep 2019

HKT thrives on rare visit to dollar bonds

Investors gobbled up Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT)’s $500m bond outing, despite a busy day for new issuance and the ongoing turmoil in the Hong Kong SAR.

• 25 Sep 2019

Chinese issuers flood market in pre-Golden Week rush

Chinese companies came to the international bond market in force on Tuesday, just days ahead of a week-long holiday in the Mainland to celebrate National Day.

• 25 Sep 2019

Zhenro grabs $300m from tight bond comeback

Two Chinese companies tapped dollar bond investors on Monday. One of the most active issuers this year, Zhenro Properties Group, came out with an aggressively priced $300m transaction, while a district-level government financing vehicle sold its debut offshore deal.

• 24 Sep 2019

Li & Fung, PTT jump on LM bandwagon

Hong Kong-based Li & Fung and Thai state-owned PTT have kicked off their liability management programmes, and plan to support their tender offers with new bonds.

• 23 Sep 2019

DP World running tender for pair of notes

DP World, the company responsible for operating Dubai’s ports, is buying back two of its outstanding bonds, becoming the fifth EM borrower to do so in September.

• 20 Sep 2019

Chinese quad ends week with $1.7bn of supply

A range of Chinese issuers, including two property developers and a local government financing vehicle, have raised funds from the dollar bond market.

• 20 Sep 2019

Shandong Iron seals tight $500m deal

Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co has made its annual return to the bond market, grabbing $500m thanks to support from foreign fund managers.

• 19 Sep 2019

ENN Ecological rides positive sentiment for $250m tap

Upstream oil and gas company ENN Ecological Holdings Co priced a $250m tap of a bond it sold earlier this year. The deal came after news of a share transfer that could give it effective control over sister company ENN Energy Holdings.

• 18 Sep 2019

Tianjin LGFV prices bond a year after pulled attempt

Chinese local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) Tianjin Binhai New Area Construction & Investment Group Co and Changde Urban Construction Investment Group Co both relied on anchor support for their dollar bonds, after recent negative headlines about the sector.

• 12 Sep 2019

Nigeria's IHS adds to long end in dual tranche refi

IHS, the Nigerian telecom towers group, hit screens on Wednesday for a dual tranche bond. It received strong demand and the leads were able to tighten the spread and add an extra $300m to the longer tranche.

• 11 Sep 2019

IHS on screens for dual tranche refi

IHS, a telecoms provider based in Nigeria, hit screens on Tuesday for a dual tranche bond. The proceeds will go to finance a tender offer of the issuer’s outstanding paper.

• 10 Sep 2019

Emaar Properties caps size as sukuk books near $2bn

The order book for Emaar Properties’ 10 year sukuk had hit around $1.85bn by Tuesday morning, but the issue size will be capped at $500m, according to a DCM banker on the deal.

• 10 Sep 2019

Improved market gives Wuhan a window for tap

Wuhan Financial Holdings (Group) Co found an opportunity to return to the bond market with a $300m tap, getting strong support from its 10-member syndicate team.

• 10 Sep 2019

Thailand’s Indorama Ventures debuts in dollars

Indorama Ventures Public Co sold its first dollar bond on Thursday. While unrated, the company’s rarity value appealed with investors.

• 06 Sep 2019

India's PFC finds strong support for $750m bond

Power Finance Corp gathered a peak book of $4bn for its $750m dual-tranche bond issuance, allowing it to sell the notes at tighter-than-expected levels.

• 06 Sep 2019

Bonds news in brief: Greater China credits head to dollars

Six Greater China borrowers, including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macau) and an unrated property developer, have wooed bond investors to their new dollar deals.

• 06 Sep 2019

IHS refinancing old bond in 'robust market'

IHS, an African telecoms provider, is returning to the bond market to take advantage of excellent market conditions and refinance its outstanding 2021 bond.

• 05 Sep 2019

IG issuers rush to beat ECB as HY enjoys cash bonanza

A new flurry of investment grade corporate bond issuers jumped into the market on Wednesday morning, after Danaher priced its €6.25bn five-tranche Reverse Yankee note. Getting that deal out of the way gave other corporate borrowers room to bring bonds of their own — and plenty are expected to in the run-up toe the European Central Bank's monetary policy announcement on September 12.

• 04 Sep 2019