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Investors are still showing big demand for the Dubai real estate firm's sukuk despite two sell-offs in a year
Wider currency mix helped meet demand for high grade paper with attractive yields from the region
The company has enjoyed two rating upgrades since its last sukuk issuance
Some price discovery needed due to sukuk format and long tenor
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Emirates NBD (ENBD) has renegotiated the price it is paying to buy Turkish lender Denizbank from Sberbank after the fall of the lira since the deal was first announced last year. Some bankers have wondered how the acquisition will be financed, but ENBD has told GlobalCapital the bank will not raise debt to fund the deal.
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Bookrunners on Dubai-based payments company Network International will close books on the IPO a day early, and have increased the size of the offering, after receiving huge demand for stock. -
Indications of interest for Saudi Aramco’s planned bond issue were understood to have topped $15bn on Thursday morning in London, with three days left of the roadshow still to run. Contrary to press reports, investors have been told on the roadshow that the cash raised will not be used directly to fund the acquisition of Saudi Basic Industries Corp, as that is not expected to take place for another six to 12 months, writes Francesca Young.
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It is clear that Saudi Aramco does not need the cash from the bond it looks set to raise next week. With that being the case, investors and bankers should bet on the lower end of any stated size range, and other Saudi issuers should be hoping that tight pricing is the priority
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Indications of interest for Saudi Aramco’s bond are understood to have hit over $15bn, with the roadshow not finishing until Monday April 8.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank printed a rare three year floating rate note on Tuesday inside its fixed rate curve. Investors flocked to the deal as a “risk-free” way to park cash, according to a syndicate official on the deal.
