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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
Speed possible in the private placement market proves attractive, even if the issuer may pay a bit more for it
Gulf investors 'will now look at every deal', whether sukuk or not
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India’s Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) is negotiating with lenders to extend maturities on syndicated and bilateral loans worth a total of about $760m, according to sources. With commodity prices having come out of last year’s lows, lenders are thawing to the sector but will continue to approach it with caution, writes Shruti Chaturvedi. -
Life Healthcare, the South African private hospitals group, has finalised the terms for the R9bn ($712m) rights issue it is carrying out to finance its acquisition of Alliance Medical Group, the UK medical imaging services provider.
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While global equities appear to be tanking, emerging market bonds are once again on fire with inflows supporting propping up what seems a never ending bid, but as ever, idiosyncratic risks are playing a bum note on some deals.
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South Africa will meet investors in London and the US next week after announcing plans to borrow up to $2bn in the international markets this year.
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Kenya finally launched an $800m loan into syndication after the appearance of another deal for the government delayed the process.
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First Quantum Minerals raised $2.2bn for refinancing purposes on Thursday, in what was said to be the biggest corporate high yield bond issue from the CEEMEA region ever - though it was the same size as a VimpelCom deal in 2011.
