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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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The Central Bank of Nigeria is undertaking a non-deal roadshow in London to meet rates, FX and credit investors. -
Representatives from Angola met investors in London on Thursday as part of a four day non-deal roadshow. The African sovereign recently walked away from discussions with the International Monetary Fund about borrowing money.
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South Africa's Steinhoff has agreed to buy UK discount retailer Poundland in a £597m deal, with Crédit Agricole one of two banks underwriting the loan financing. The French bank also benefited from Steinhoff’s thwarted bid for Darty earlier this year, when it co-underwrote a facility for rival bidder Fnac.
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Democratic Republic of Congo firm, Helios Towers DRC, has received a $105m loan to buy 950 telecommunications towers and for capex needs.
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Ascendis Health, the South African maker of diet supplements, garden pesticides and medical equipment, has announced the final terms of its fully underwritten R1.2bn ($83m) rights issue.
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Mozambique’s debt story has been unravelling since the disclosure of some $1.4bn of additional public loans in April, but if anyone thought this painful tale of investor woe was enough to dampen appetite towards Africa, they’d be completely wrong.
