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The UK’s CityFibre has signed a £1.12bn debt package from seven banks, as the Goldman Sachs-linked fibre broadband infrastructure provider rolls out its nationwide competition against incumbent firms BT and Virgin Media. -
Chinese property companies are pushing their fund-raising for 2018 to the bitter end – with sometimes surprising results. Cifi Holdings scored with a larger-than-expected $400m bond on Monday, while Redsun Properties Group sold a $200m tap.
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Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) gave investors a year-end treat this week with 2018’s last billion-dollar IPO from an Asian issuer. It was paid back with a near 8% jump in its stock price on the first day of trading. But to succeed the firm had to cut its fundraising target and get realistic on pricing. Jonathan Breen reports.
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Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) has nabbed $1.1bn from its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, guiding investors toward the bottom of the price range amid choppy markets.
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Logan Property Holdings Co made a quick venture into the market on Thursday to use the remainder of its offshore issuance quota for the year. The typically price-sensitive issuer willingly left something on the table for investors this time around to ensure their support in 2019.
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Eurofima, the supranational institution which finances European rolling stock, took advantage of the strong market conditions on Monday to sell a well oversubscribed debut green bond.
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At least three high-grade borrowers in the US bond market stood down on Thursday as supply windows snapped shut and scotched hopes of a final flurry of supply before year end.
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German business software company SAP used its rarity value when it printed a €1.5bn triple tranche deal in March. However, that strategy may no longer be possible, after it sold the largest ever corporate bond priced in December to help fund its recently announced €8bn cash acquisition of experience management software provider Qualtrics.
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The Republic of Indonesia seized an opportunistic window after the G20 summit to raise $3bn in its annual dollar funding exercise. While the issuer’s timing was impeccable, it was still forced to pay a double-digit premium to attract cautious investors. Morgan Davis reports.
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Three Chinese education companies have ventured out for new loans, adding a dash of diversity to the syndication market. But they come at a time when lenders are increasingly conservative about the sector, owing to stricter regulations and amid concerns around borrowers’ financial performance, writes Pan Yue.
