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Even if ceasefire succeeds, investors will still want a risk premium
Demand allowed the bank to cut the yield by 35bp
The country offers huge potential and possible pitfalls for investors
A piece of very rare African senior bank issuance could also come this week
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Stanbic Uganda has progressed with plans for a debut loan and looks set to sign the deal by the end of this month. -
Tunisia has picked banks for a 144A/Reg S conventional dollar deal and starts investor meetings on Friday. The lead manager line up contains some of the same banks that were attached to a debut sukuk the sovereign had intended to launch in 2014. But that transaction — although still planned — has been delayed while Tunisia tweaks its sukuk legislation, said debt bankers.
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IHS Holding, the Nigerian telecoms tower business, will hold a bank meeting in London on Tuesday next week for an $800m or equivalent loan facility, confirming GlobalCapital's report earlier this week.
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Virgin Active, the UK gyms business part-owned by CVC Capital Partners, is reportedly considering an IPO in Johannesburg that could value it at up to £1.5bn.
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Hashi Energy, a Kenyan oil products distributor, has approached banks as it looks to raise a $140m loan.
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African borrowers have been busy in the loan market over the winter break, with Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) signing term loans and Stanbic Uganda rumoured to be coming to market. Meanwhile, IHS Towers is due to begin a roadshow for its loan and Zenith Bank of Nigeria has revealed the allocations of its recent $300m deal.
