Middle East Bonds

Simon Putt has left Saudi Arabian Al Rajhi Capital where he had been head of DCM since April last year.

First Gulf Bank has hired Giuseppe Ruggiero from National Bank of Abu Dhabi to head its debt capital markets business.

First Gulf Bank has hired Giuseppe Ruggiero from National Bank of Abu Dhabi to head its debt capital markets business.

Dubai based International Airfinance Corp (IAFC) has signed its first purchase agreement as manager of a Shariah compliant aircraft leasing fund (ALIF). The $2bn deal puts the fund well on the way to its $5bn target.

Azeri bankers are hoping that the country will have new Islamic finance legislation in place as early as the first quarter of this year. The new law would pave the way for International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) to launch a planned sukuk, which is likely to be backed by the bank's ijara portfolio, an IBA official told IFIS.

Dubai Islamic Bank proved that Middle East bond issuers can launch successful deals even in a difficult market, said syndicate officials on the $1bn tier one perpetual sukuk. But the structure made it difficult to discern what kind of new issue premium the borrower had paid, and the bond has traded down in the secondary market.

Dubai Islamic Bank proved that Middle East bond issuers can launch successful deals even in a difficult market, said syndicate officials on the $1bn tier one perpetual sukuk. But the structure made it difficult to discern what kind of new issue premium the borrower had paid, and the bond has traded down in the secondary market.

Dubai Islamic Bank proved that Middle East bond issuers can launch successful deals even in a difficult market, said syndicate officials on the $1bn tier one perpetual. But the structure made it difficult to discern what kind of new issue premium the borrower had paid, and the bond has traded down in the secondary market.

Dubai Islamic Bank priced the Middle East’s first international bond of the year on Wednesday afternoon, after receiving more than $2bn in orders for a $1bn tier one sukuk.

Dubai Islamic Bank proved that Middle East issuers can launch successful deals even in a difficult market, said syndicate officials on the bank's recent $1bn tier one perpetual. But the structure made it difficult to discern what kind of new issue premium the borrower had paid, they added.

Tunisia has picked banks for a 144A/Reg S conventional dollar deal and starts investor meetings on Friday. The lead manager line up contains some of the same banks that were attached to a debut sukuk the sovereign had intended to launch in 2014. But that transaction — although still planned — has been delayed while Tunisia tweaks its sukuk legislation, said debt bankers.

Dubai Islamic Bank re-opened the Middle East international bond market on Tuesday morning, taking orders for a perpetual non-call six dollar sukuk. The starting point was slightly higher than some syndicate officials away from the deal had expected, but given the Basel III compliant structure one investor felt the initial price thoughts offered fair value.