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The sovereign's public and private bonds of similar maturities are trading over 25bp apart
◆ 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

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  • Barclays has sold more than half its stake in Barclays Africa, its separately listed South African subsidiary formerly known as Absa Bank, through a huge R37.7bn ($2.9bn) block trade on Wednesday night that was covered in 45 minutes.
  • Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has mandated six banks to arrange financing for its annual cocoa season, according to a public statement.
  • Struggling Croatian food conglomerate Agrokor wants fresh financing from its biggest lender Sberbank, adding to its existing €1bn debt with the bank and said it is close to a new loan from other banks.
  • Indian company JSW Steel is holding talks with banks for a new fundraising for capital expenditure and refinancing. Although the deal is still in the early stages, the preliminary response shows lenders are inclined to support the firm’s expansion plans, thanks to its sound financial performance and commitment to keeping its leverage within reasonable levels, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.
  • The Republic of Indonesia priced a ¥100bn ($900m) bond on Wednesday, its first public Samurai deal in decades and its maiden fundraise following an upgrade to its credit rating. Although the issuer was forced to drop a 10 year tranche, its transaction was a blow-out, reflecting Japanese investors’ strong interest in foreign paper. Addison Gong reports.
  • Three banks will supply funds to back private equity firm Partners Group's acquisition of business process outsourcing firm SPi Global.