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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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VIP Turkey Enerji, a subsidiary of oil and commodity company Vitol, has signed a $700m syndicated loan with 14 banks to finance the acquisition of Petrol Ofisi, Turkey’s largest oil distribution company. -
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) priced its IPO on Monday to raise Prp4.5bn ($42.8m), completing a demutualisation exercise and public offering that has been in the works for years. But while books were oversubscribed, the bourse had to contend with myriad challenges to get across the line, writes John Loh.
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Equity capital market participants were stunned this week when a US bank, thought to be Morgan Stanley, offered to charge nothing to be a sponsor of China Tower’s $10bn Hong Kong IPO — a highly unusual move even by the city’s ultra-competitive standards. But the aggression was not unique, as most banks asked for token fees in the hope of winning the mandate.
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Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting which began on May 26, has caused delays to loan deals that were expected to close this week in the Middle East, according to bankers in the region.
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China Three Gorges Corp sealed its inaugural offshore green bond on Wednesday, raising €650m from a seven year deal. The notes were sold at a tight spread, with bankers saying that the “European style” execution was due to strong demand from investors.
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Yapi Kredi raised $500m with a seven year senior bond on Wednesday, bringing the total of Turkish bank issuance so far this year to $5.3bn.
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