Middle East Bonds
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Saudi Aramco’s hotly anticipated $12bn bond was priced yesterday with the fanfare investors had expected. Demand for the deal was so large that the sovereign rallied 20bp as the deal printed, but stated final orderbooks of $92bn are being questioned as two investors say only the 30 year tranche is still bid above re-offer. The leads disagree, though, with one saying he saw all the tranches above their pricing levels. -
Saudi Aramco is making a splash with its bond market debut, gathering a staggering $85bn of orders for a six tranche deal expected to exceed $10bn.
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Indications of interest for Saudi Aramco’s planned bond issue were understood to have topped $15bn on Thursday morning in London, with three days left of the roadshow still to run. Contrary to press reports, investors have been told on the roadshow that the cash raised will not be used directly to fund the acquisition of Saudi Basic Industries Corp, as that is not expected to take place for another six to 12 months, writes Francesca Young.
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It is clear that Saudi Aramco does not need the cash from the bond it looks set to raise next week. With that being the case, investors and bankers should bet on the lower end of any stated size range, and other Saudi issuers should be hoping that tight pricing is the priority
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Indications of interest for Saudi Aramco’s bond are understood to have hit over $15bn, with the roadshow not finishing until Monday April 8.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank printed a rare three year floating rate note on Tuesday inside its fixed rate curve. Investors flocked to the deal as a “risk-free” way to park cash, according to a syndicate official on the deal.
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The National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah came to market for $500m on Tuesday, managing to slice 25bp from initial price thoughts to the final spread.
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Saudi Aramco’s jumbo M&A deal has a stranglehold on emerging markets debt investors’ attention and is dominating their schedules.
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Saudi Aramco has published a bond programme prospectus and received its first credit ratings as it goes on the road to promote its first international capital markets transaction, which is expected to come to market this week.
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