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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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Standard Bank of South Africa has grown its loan from $600m to $1bn in syndication, largely driven by demand from the four Chinese lenders in lead roles. -
In this round-up, trade settlement picked up in March, Asian exchanges saw declining USDCNY futures volumes, Nigeria will include the RMB in its FX reserves, a survey found the RMB is likely to replace the Hong Kong dollar as most popular currency in HK, and a new cross-border scheme was established between Singapore and China. Plus, a recap of GlobalRMB's top stories this week.
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Steinhoff International, the South African furniture maker and goods retailer that has been on an acquisition spree, raised €1.1bn on Thursday with a convertible bond that bucked the recent trend of deals that have struggled, partly because it was the kind of simple, traditional structure investors like.
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Investors and bankers last week called the end of African sovereign private placements, citing the hiccups of Angola, Tanzania and Mozambique. But all three of these bonds have proved good purchases for investors, and it is hard to see when African issuers will start turning down easy money.
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South African furniture retailer Steinhoff International has nearly completed syndication of its £920m loan to buy French retailer Darty, according to a banker close to the deal.
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South Africa’s Investec Bank expanded the syndicate for its latest loan from 17-20 banks, including two Chinese lenders.
