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◆ Gulf private placements bite back ◆ Bond new issue premiums rise ◆ CLOs catch a break
Business has sagged in the third quarter, but the pipeline is busy, despite an intractable war
Private bonds are now being offered in the open market wider than where public deals trade

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  • Saudi Aramco’s decision to make its IPO a local affair, with no international marketing, is a lacklustre end to what is nonetheless a huge capital markets event. Unrealistic objectives and hype have taken the shine off a monumental deal.
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    Changes in the way aid is provided to victims of conflict mean a new form of funding is required — from private-sector investors — according to Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The capital markets are likely to play a key part in these efforts.
  • Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) increased its Swiss franc debt stack on Tuesday, pricing a Sfr200m ($202m) four-year bond that was double the size of its last outing in the market.
  • The Republic of Angola sought a dual tranche trade on Tuesday, marketing 10 and 30 year bonds to investors that will likely have mixed views on the sovereign.
  • Austria has the green light from Chinese regulators for its inaugural Panda bond issue as it looks to become the second eurozone sovereign to tap the market.
  • Shaanxi Xixian New Area Fengxi New City Development and Construction (Group) Co, a lower-tier Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV), has raised $120m in the bond market ahead of a December maturity.