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People News

Top bond banker quits SMBC

Experienced MD leaves London office

Francesca Young, September 24, 2026

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SSA MTNs and CP

Floaters keep MTN flow busy as Asian currencies stay active

Corporates and banks add scale to recent FRN run in euros and dollars

Diana Bui, September 24, 2026

Equity

Airtel Money could breathe fresh life into London IPO market

African mobile payment provider prepares to list, seeking large valuation

Dominic Plaskota, September 23, 2026

Emerging Markets

From sovereigns to shisha, bonds flood in from across CEEMEA

Francesca Young, September 23, 2026

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GC View

Gulf private placements were still a good solution

Francesca Young, September 22, 2026

Emerging Markets

Qatar leads CEEMEA charge

Francesca Young, September 22, 2026

Emerging Markets

From sovereigns to shisha, bonds flood in from across CEEMEA

Francesca Young, September 23, 2026

GC View

Gulf private placements were still a good solution

Francesca Young, September 22, 2026

Emerging Markets

Qatar leads CEEMEA charge

Francesca Young, September 22, 2026

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Asia

Mubadala nets $254m from RHB sell-down

Mubadala Investment, an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, has raised MR1.04bn ($254.4m) after selling a number of its shares in RHB Bank, according to a source close to the deal.

Jonathan Breen, March 06, 2019
EM LatAm

Brazil bond buyers hope for CSN comeback after steely rally

Bond investors are betting that Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) can complete its comeback from the brink. Its bonds have rallied strongly enough for some holders to speculate a new issue may be on the cards.

Oliver West, March 06, 2019
Asia

Futu cuts IPO, adds $70m private placement

Hong Kong-based online brokerage Futu Securities is on track to raise $160m after cutting the size of its IPO and signing up international investment fund General Atlantic for a private placement.

Jonathan Breen, March 06, 2019
Emerging Markets

No new issues? Get a tissue: best EM banks are dominant at all levels

Banks outside the top five in the league tables, especially those operating in emerging market bonds, often sing a song that would tug at the heart strings if set against a solo violin. They claim that the league tables for CEEMEA deals often do not represent the banks that do the bulk of business in each region because the huge jumbo deals that occasionally spring up skew the results wildly in favour of the big firms. But the numbers show that claim is utter nonsense.

Francesca Young, March 05, 2019
CEE

Koç Holding hits screens at six years

Koç Holding opened books for a six year dollar benchmark, returning to the bond market for the first time in three years. While market participants said that initial price thoughts looked generous, they expected the spread to be tightened aggressively before pricing.

Lewis McLellan, March 05, 2019
Emerging Market Loans

Suek — a glimmer of hope in barren Russian loan market

Siberian Coal Energy Co (Suek) is expected to refinance an existing $1.5bn loan and, in doing so, set the benchmark as the first big Russian loan of the year. The transaction offers a sliver of hope in a painfully barren market and will determine the depth of lenders’ appetite for Russian debt.

Mariam Meskin, March 05, 2019