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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
Speed possible in the private placement market proves attractive, even if the issuer may pay a bit more for it
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After a raft of highly rated sovereigns, two single-B rated borrowers appeared this week to offer the first opportunity to buy true emerging market credit from the CEEMEA region this year. One deal was a record for its type while the other reopened a market dormant for years. Virginia Furness reports. -
Sibanye Gold, the South African gold producer, confirmed a surfeit of lending demand at bank meetings on Thursday as it wrapped up final commitments for loans backing its acquisition of US palladium miner Stillwater.
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Egypt scored $4bn with its well timed, tightly priced dollar bond on Tuesday. The success of the deal was a function of both the strength of the market and the positive steps the Egyptian government has taken under its deal with the IMF.
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Emerging market investors, starved of paper so far this year, have suddenly been flooded with interesting credits, and as Egypt’s blowout trade shows, they were ready for it.
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Egypt opened books on its triple tranche dollar bond on Tuesday amid a swell of positive sentiment towards the country following recent comments by the IMF noting high satisfaction with its progress under its extended fund facility.
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Shares in Life Healthcare Group Holdings, one of South Africa’s largest private hospital operators, closed 2.5% higher on Monday after it said late on Friday that its rights issue would be R1.7bn ($130m) smaller than planned.
