Middle East Bonds
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GEMS Education took the Islamic bond market into new territory this week as it issued the first ever Gulf corporate perpetual sukuk. But the deal had to overcome several difficult challenges. -
Banco de Chile raised ¥11.1bn ($111.1m) with the first private placement from a new $2bn global medium term note programme this week, as other emerging market banks also found interest in yen.
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GEMS Education took the Islamic bond market into new territory this week as it issued the first ever Gulf corporate perpetual sukuk. But the deal had to overcome several difficult challenges.
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GEMS Education has cut expectations for the size of its debut perpetual sukuk, with leads saying on Wednesday that order books were “oversubscribed for a $200m transaction”.
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GEMS Education looks to have cut expectations for the size of its debut perpetual sukuk, with leads saying on Wednesday that order books were “oversubscribed for a $200m transaction”.
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Dubai-based schools operator GEMS Education gave 11.75%-12% initial price thoughts on Tuesday for its debut perpetual sukuk — a higher level than market participants predicted last week.
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Dubai-based schools operator GEMS Education gave 11.75%-12% initial price thoughts on Tuesday for its debut perpetual sukuk — a higher level than market participants predicted last week.
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The Central Bank of Bahrain has sold BD20m of short term sukuk al ijara, with the auction oversubscribed at 140% – roughly half last month’s 276% subscription.
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A roadshow this week for a perpetual sukuk from Dubai-based schools operator GEMS Education highlighted the challenges that corporate borrowers can face in coming to the bond market for the first time.
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A roadshow this week for a perpetual sukuk from Dubai-based schools operator GEMS Education highlighted the challenges that corporate borrowers can face in coming to the bond market for the first time.
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GEMS Education's perp sukuk roadshow, which is due to finish this week, has highlighted the challenges that corporate borrowers can face in coming to the bond market for the first time, with some investors' pricing demands likely to be at sharp odds with those of the company.
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Saudi Arabia’s Riyad Bank tapped the sukuk market for the first time this week as it issued SR4bn ($1.1bn).
