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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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ANZ is relocating a senior leveraged and acquisition finance banker and former head of Asia loan syndications from Singapore to Sydney. -
In a shortened week in the US there was still time for heavy volatility in Lat Am bond markets, with sharp moves in Mexico particularly concerning for DCM bankers.
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Some Latin American DCM bankers think the year is over for new issuance, and several are indeed wishing it already were. Though much of what put the brakes on in Lat Am this year will continue to affect the market in 2019, bond bankers should find reasons to believe January will be better.
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Saudi Arabia is mired in international controversy but its national energy company, Saudi Aramco, is said to have been sounding out the syndicated loan market for a deal to finance a $5bn petrochemicals plant. With even larger deals on the horizon, lenders appear to be supportive of the borrower despite the highly charged political situation. Mariam Meskin reports.
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Emerging markets have had a torrid time over the past month and investors are understandably requiring higher new issue premiums. Issuers, for the most part, are unwilling to pay up, but bankers say that issuers will regret not taking advantage of the window afforded by the next two weeks.
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The next few months in the run-up to Brexit will bring upheaval for debt capital markets and syndicate teams at London’s investment banks, as they work out which roles will have to be done from the European Union and which staff to move. But the pressure will not cease on March 29, as national regulators have considerable scope to compel banks to relocate jobs. Jon Hay reports.
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