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A double digit premium to the dollar curve lured in overseas buyers, who took a 'large chunk' of the bonds
Investors have lots of cash and are eager for new issuance
Investors are keen for new bonds and better rated borrowers may not want to issue in numbers
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Bond investors said Colombian financial holding company Gilex’s debut bond had been worth the wait as the owner of GNB Sudameris bank raised $300m on Wednesday and then saw the notes trade up on Thursday. -
Mining company Polymetal has converted an existing $80m bilateral credit facility with ING into a sustainability-linked loan. It is the first loan market activity from Russia since the US announced a fresh round of sanctions against some of the country’s oligarchs.
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Three CEE new issues are in the works: Bulgarian Energo Pro is hoping to print its bond as soon as Friday, Hungarian fertiliser company Nitrogénművek is looking to issue €200m with a new euro seven year non-call three bond, and Wizz Air has received its first ever credit rating, a likely precursor to a bond issue.
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Turk Eximbank raised $500m with its new six year bond on Thursday. While one banker on the deal said there was some buyside reticence to get involved with Turkish risk, meaning that a higher new issue premium was required, another claimed the premium paid was in line with the rest of the market.
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South Africa’s Aspen Pharmaceuticals has mandated banks to arrange a refinancing exercise, according to two bankers away from the top line, but African loan bankers face a meagre pipeline of business following lower first quarter volumes than in the same period last year.
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MUFG has started a round of redundancies in its securities business, with several jobs in London and New York said to be at risk. GIobalCapital understands that not all those who will be put at risk of redundancy have yet been notified but fewer than 35 staff will be affected.
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