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London football club Tottenham Hotspur FC has entered the US private placement market, looking for £350m to partly pay off bank loans generated from the construction of its new stadium. -
Goldman Sachs was set to price a new euro-denominated bond on Wednesday, the first unsecured transaction from a financial institution in about two weeks. With demand peaking at €2.7bn, the issuance could encourage other issuers to follow suit.
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ING's Turkish arm, ING Bank AS, has raised a $309m-equivalent trade finance loan from international lenders. The deal is a precursor to the year's second round of Turkish bank refinances, expected to begin in the next month.
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Snap, the US technology company behind Snapchat, has issued a $1.1bn convertible bond due in 2026, after the stock began to trade above its IPO price again following a strong set of first half results a fortnight ago
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Chinese biotechnology company Venus Medtech (Huangzhou) is seeking approval to list in Hong Kong, having filed a draft prospectus with the city’s bourse on Monday.
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China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) navigated a weak market following this week’s rate cut announcement to raise $2bn from a three-tranche deal. While it took a smaller amount than usual, its transaction was well-timed, say bankers.
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North Carolina-based health technology company Iqvia managed to shave off a chunk of its interest expenses on Wednesday by refinancing its $800m bond in the euro market. Investors grabbed the opportunity to invest in a high-growth listed company, which are still rarities in Europe, a banker involved in the deal said.
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Oriflame, a Swedish cosmetics company, attracted emerging markets accounts to its buyout bonds on Wednesday selling the dual tranche deal inside price guidance.
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Borr Drilling Ltd, the Norwegian oil and gas drilling services company, has completed its secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Raising $46.5m of fresh capital and diversifying its shareholder register following a $645m debt refinancing in June.
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The state of Israel returned to the yen market for the first time in 18 years this week to raise ¥15bn ($140m) of seven year debt. The private placement marks the state’s third visit to the capital markets in 2019 and its first non-euro trade of the year.
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Pfizer has agreed to spin off its off-patent drug business Upjohn and merge it with generic drug company Mylan, in an all-share deal that will still see $12bn of debt raised.
