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International investors take most of the book for the first time as Zabłocki's investment firm says it expects to make no further sales
Despite rough market conditions and angst over rates, array of deals have been well taken
It is difficult to see issuance conditions growing much better in the foreseeable future
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Though many other parts of the primary bond market seem to have fired the starting gun for autumn issuance, the emerging markets are yet to join them. But there is plenty of difficulty to contend with for those invested in Latin America. -
The Republic of Mozambique has released a consent solicitation for its outstanding $726.5m 10.5% 2023s, which a bondholder group representing 68% of the notes has said they will accept, hoping that this will draw a line under the Ematum tuna bonds saga that has plagued the country since their issue in 2013.
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Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Public Investment Fund (PIF), is close to finalising its second syndicated loan, which is scheduled for September. Margins are slimmer than on the borrower’s debut last year, according to bankers, though some in the market wondered if the fund will push even further on pricing before the deal is done.
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BNP Paribas has shut down its offshore banking unit in the Philippines, according to the country’s central bank.
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DCM bankers in Asia have used a quiet August to prepare new bond deals for next month. But despite most bankers’ optimism that the coming weeks will be busy, many believe the second half of 2019 will be quiet compared with the same time last year as the market gets battered by volatility. Morgan Davis reports.
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Foreign banks can now get a licence to act as lead underwriters for all deals in China’s domestic interbank bond market, signalling a further opening up of the Mainland’s financial market. But these licences will only make a marginal difference to a bank’s business.
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