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Recently departed banker to resurface in Asia
Investors were impressed with how the region's issuers have dealt with the crisis
Book coverage ratio was in the same area as Gulf banks' pre-Iran war euro issuance
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Equity capital markets participants are predicting the return of exchangeable bonds as a way for large corporates to sell crossholdings or subsidiaries to raise funds without offering the big discounts to investors that come with a block trade. Two deals this week highlighted the importance of the product, a €538m deal by French utility Engie, selling shares in Gaztransport Et Technigaz (GTT) and bonds exchangeable into its shares, and a $1.64bn financing package sold by Adnoc, selling shares and exchangeable bonds in subsidiary Adnoc Distribution.
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Mamoura Diversified Global Holding sold a dual tranche dollar bond featuring a Formosa tranche on Thursday. Formosa bonds have been gaining traction among Middle East issuers as they seek to tap into Asian investor demand.
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In a rare international bond issue from Pakistan, state-owned Water and Power Development Authority has issued the country's first responsible investment-labelled bond. It was also Wapda's debut dollar bond.
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In this round-up, China’s banking and insurance regulator sets rules on the sale of wealth management products, and Goldman Sachs is finding fresh opportunities in the Mainland through a tie-up with its largest lender.
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Geely Automobile Holdings’ 80%-owned Genius Auto Finance is returning to China’s onshore market with a Rmb4.5bn ($705m) ABS next week, three months after getting away with an aggressive pricing for its first transaction of 2021.
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Financial services company Far East Horizon has made its second visit to the equity-linked market, selling $250m of five year convertible bonds.
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