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Mid-cap equity-linked issuance to grow
Schneider refinances Indian acquisition as Wendel uses derivatives to delever
Airline follows Qiagen issue last week
Conditions attractive for convertible issuers to refinance
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Sibanye Gold, the South African gold miner, took the final step towards refinancing its acquisition of US platinum miner Stillwater on Tuesday, when it issued a $450m convertible bond.
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Capital Stage, the German renewable energy company, launched its first convertible bond on Wednesday, raising €97.3m. The deal came from a different corner of the CB world from the Qiagen transaction on the same day: it was a hybrid deal, structured to receive equity credit under IFRS.
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September’s expected busy calendar of equity-linked issues in Europe made further progress this week, when Qiagen and Capital Stage sold unusually structured bonds, both of which achieved strong books and priced within their ranges — with no sign of market congestion yet.
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The pattern of equity-linked issues coming in pairs continued on Wednesday, when Qiagen and Capital Stage successfully sold bonds. Both transactions were unusual, though in contrasting ways.
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The revival of equity-linked bond issuance in Europe was crowned on Thursday by the launch of one of the biggest deals this year, for ANA Holdings, which owns All Nippon Airways. Nomura was the bookrunner. -
Equity-linked bond issuers are often the most quixotic group among equity capital markets issuers — the market is frequently marked by sudden droughts caused by lack of deals, despite strong market conditions, as happened this spring.
