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Volume dips only slightly despite there being a third fewer transactions
◆ Europe's corporate bond market braces for US tech issuance surge ◆ Canada makes move for EU regs equivalence but to what end? ◆ Middle East private placements here to stay... but will take up less room
Private placements may have hung around much longer than first expected but their dominance may be at an end
Sukuk volumes much slimmer this year
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International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA), the largest bank in Azerbaijan, has completed a series of investor meetings for its new $100m murabaha syndicated facility.
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This week saw a big surge of MENA bond and sukuk activity, with four dollar deals coming to market and two other issuers lining up roadshows. The wave breaks the recent regional lull and points to a further flurry in the coming weeks as borrowers try to seize a window before the Middle East summer kicks in. -
Dar Al Arkan’s $450m 5.75% five year sukuk bucked the recent trend by performing well in the secondary market after pricing on Tuesday. The paper traded up to 100.75 bid on Wednesday, having been priced at 99.47. And despite the general market sell-off on Thursday, the notes were still quoted at 100.25 by the close.
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Dar Al Arkan’s $450m 5.75% five year sukuk bucked the recent trend by performing well in the secondary market after pricing on Tuesday. The paper traded up to 100.75 bid on Wednesday, having been priced at 99.47. And despite the general market sell-off on Thursday, the notes were still quoted at 100.25 by the close.
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A new $1bn issue of tier one perpetual notes for Emirates NBD sold off on Thursday, amid the broader weakening that followed comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday. The borrower had printed the deal on Wednesday with a yield of 5.75%, having launched with more than $4.25bn of orders, but the paper drifted below par the next day, to be seen at 97.86 bid.
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank sold $300m of 10 year non call five lower tier two bonds on Wednesday, pricing the deal at the tight end of final guidance, at 220bp over mid-swaps.
