Goldman Sachs
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On Wednesday, US electrical appliance manufacturer Whirlpool became the second investment grade corporate borrower to pull a deal in a week. German energy company Innogy and Whirlpool both found the corporate bond market tough going on Wednesday, despite having employed two-day marketing strategies. Whirlpool, however, took the hardest hit. -
Chinese online consumer finance provider VCredit Holdings began investor education for its Hong Kong IPO on Monday, according to a banker familiar with the matter.
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A challenging market backdrop pushed China Vanke Co to go down the floating rate note route for its bond return on Thursday. It wasn’t disappointed, with bankers saying the $650m bond was priced around 15bp inside a hypothetical fixed rate deal.
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Zhongyuan Yuzi Investment Co, a provincial level local government financing vehicle (LGFV), has postponed a planned dollar bond amid weak sentiment for the sector. On the other hand, Nan Hai Corp, which pulled a deal last September, managed to get its second bond attempt past the finish line by opting for a private placement style execution.
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Haidilao International Holding, a Chinese hotpot restaurant chain, has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong that could raise around $1bn.
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Big moves in US Treasury yields, swap spreads and the euro/dollar and euro/sterling basis swaps put paid to some dollar issuance this week as some borrowers held back and others tapped different currencies. But a pair of Swedish names did get deals done, and rates started to move back into more favourable areas, suggesting volumes could pick up again next week.
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The African Development Bank sold its second ever social bond on Wednesday, more than doubling the size of its debut effort and extending its maturity curve. The Basque Government will follow the supranational with its inaugural sustainable bond.
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The UK Debt Management Office again broke a couple of syndication records as it extended the Gilt curve on Tuesday, but onlooking bankers felt the real story was how the underlying Gilt curve behaved through the deal.
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The euro market got off to a fine start this week as a supranational rarely seen in euros appeared at five years and a mainstay of the market pulled off another successful trade. But later in the week, cracks began to show.
