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Underwriting left unused after deal is 33% oversubscribed
Simbah Mutasa and Sjoerd Van Hooijdonk step up from regional leadership roles
New government is seeking an IMF deal, which will likely require a debt rework
Paying off external arrears will help get an IMF deal over the line
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Banks are signing documents for the $4bn of acquisition loans for South African-based Steinhoff on Wednesday. The deal has gone “better than expected,” according to one lead banker. -
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA) has chosen seven banks to lead its latest loan refinancing which launched into syndication this week.
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South Africa was thrown into financial uncertainty this week as its finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, became embroiled in a corruption probe by the country’s elite police unit, the Hawks. Volatility hit local currency bonds, which remain some 50bp wider, but the country’s sovereign curve is already recovering and in equities and loans it is business as usual. But some say this underplays the risk of investing in South African assets.
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The sun continued to shine on South African equity capital markets this week, despite growing political volatility.
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The $1bn loan for telecoms firm MTN needed an accordion feature to get it to target size, even though the loan market has so far shrugged off the volatility surrounding allegations against the country’s finance minister.
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South African president Jacob Zuma has spoken out in support of the country's troubled finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, but this did little to reassure the market as volatility in local currency bonds and the rand extended into Thursday.
