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The familiar problem of inter-creditor opacity has also reappeared
Company in 'no doubt' a public trade would have delivered better pricing
As with other private placements from Africa, observers have questioned the merits of the format
Benin reaped the rewards of its sukuk debut last week, and will do so for years to come
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South Africa’s Absa Bank is expected to close its loan syndication by the end of this week, as an abundance of liquidity in the loan market, as well as healthy investor appetite for bank debt, causes pricing compression. -
Ghana Cocoa Board, the central organisation for Ghana's cocoa industry, is in the process of raising $1.3bn to refinance existing debt.
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The Republic of Angola has signed a €1bn credit line from Deutsche Bank to fund private investment projects in the country. The deal is part of a wider trend of increasing funding support for the country’s growing private sector.
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Airtel Africa, the African unit of Indian telecommunications group Bharti Airtel, has fixed the price range for its £595m IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
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IPO investors in Europe are taking more time over new listings and subjecting each to greater levels of scrutiny than before.
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Sasol, an integrated chemical and energy company, last week announced a five year $1.8bn loan with a range of leading international lenders. The loan is the first corporate one in South Africa since its hotly contested elections in May. Loan bankers expect to see an improvement in borrowing conditions as a number of banks tap the market before year end.
