Deutsche Bank

The sustainable finance market changed dramatically in the first half of 2020, as participants responded to the Covid-19 pandemic with a wave of tailored bonds — but the second half could prove even richer, with innovations and new issuers coming.

US food and commodities firm Archer-Daniels-Midland Co has tapped the equity capital markets for the first time in more than a decade, using a concurrent block of Wilmar International shares and an exchangeable bond — with the same underlying stock — to raise $850m. Jonathan Breen reports.

HSBC Holdings has finished the process of switching $3.5bn of short dated senior debt for a pair of new issues, as it looks to smarten up its liability structure for the total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) standards.

Casino developer Wynn Macau has made a rapid return to the bond market for an $850m deal, riding on an uplift in sentiment following the slow easing of travel restrictions to the Asian gambling hub.

Deutsche hires for top job in Vietnam – ANZ names two MDs – Citi Korea CEO to retire

Metals and mining firm Vedanta Resources’ $1.4bn bond this week took it one step closer to the planned delisting of a subsidiary. But the company took an unusual approach to the deal — a rare bond outing for a take-private in Asia — by offering investors a secured and callable amortising bond. Morgan Davis reports.

Deutsche Bank has hired Huynh Buu Quang as acting chief country officer for its Vietnam business.

JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals’ $206m loan is open in general syndication, with the proceeds going to support private equity firm KKR’s acquisition of a majority stake in the company.

Thai agro-industrial and food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods is in the market for its third syndicated loan of the year, this time through subsidiary CP Merchandising Co.

Spanish telecommunications infrastructure company Cellnex has finished its €4bn rights issue to fund further M&A opportunities, with an extremely high oversubscription.

Soaring demand and tight spreads lured repeat borrowers as summer dollar bond supply soared with $34bn of new issuance crammed into four days.

Deutsche Bank has had an impressive run in the European investment grade corporate bond market this year, leaping from sixth to second year-to-date. GlobalCapital spoke to Frazer Ross, Deutsche’s head of investment grade syndicate for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to find out the reasons behind its success.