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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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Bank ABC as sole initial mandated lead arranger has completed a $125m syndicated loan for Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company. -
Global investors scrambled for paper in India’s largest qualified institutional placement (QIP) this week as State Bank of India raised Rp150bn ($2.3bn) amid strong appetite for the country’s stocks. Its success heralds a bumper year for FIG equity raisings, with more big trades already shaping up, writes John Loh.
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France’s GDF International exited its holdings in India’s Petronet LNG via an accelerated bookbuild on Thursday that priced near the bottom of expectations to raise Rp31.6bn ($491.4m).
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Korean Air Lines (KAL) has become the first high yield issuer from the country to sell an international bond in nearly four years. Its $300m inaugural standalone deal is also evidence of Chinese banks slowly gaining clout in the region, with BOC International (BOCI) becoming the first Chinese firm to lead a Korean offering on a sole basis. Addison Gong reports.
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Chinese property developers are increasingly looking at 364 day bonds as a way to sidestep approval delays from the National Development and Reform Commission, after Fantasia Holdings Group Co sold a $350m public note this week. Short-term bonds offer a quick fix for borrowers, but there are concerns over whether this is sustainable in the longer run, writes Addison Gong.
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Celltrion Healthcare has firmed up the price range for its up to W1tr ($897m) flotation on South Korea’s Kosdaq, with bookbuilding set to kick off in mid-July.
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