Goldman Sachs
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Yet another new London IPO was unveiled on Thursday, when ContourGlobal, the emerging markets-focused power generation company, said it would raise $400m to finance growth and cut debt, by selling new shares to institutional investors. -
A trio of Asian firms listing in the US have received stellar responses to their IPOs, with Qudian, Rise Education and Sea all getting the thumbs-up from investors.
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Empark, Vallourec and Dufry met strong demand for their new high yield bonds this week as investors opened their deep pockets.
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After a successful two week investor education process, Bawag, the Austrian bank, has unveiled the terms for its IPO on the Vienna Stock Exchange, which could value it at up to €5.2bn if it is priced at the top of the range.
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On Wednesday, A2A became the second Italian utility this week to sell a 10 year new issue. The company achieved the current benchmark low single digit new issue premium for its €300m deal.
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On Wednesday, Aroundtown took advantage of the current very favourable conditions in the sterling market. The Germany-focused property company’s debut issue in the currency took to four the number of different currencies the issuer has sold bonds in during 2017.
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Shareholders in Russia’s United Co Rusal raised HK$2.5bn ($320.3m) through an overnight bookbuild, following a rally in the stock as its parent EN+ Group is seeking a $1.5bn IPO.
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Both the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and Dexia Crédit Local were able to take advantage of a strong market and cut 3bp from the spreads paid on their euro benchmarks on Tuesday.
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UPC Holding, the telecoms company owned by Liberty Global, and UK car glass specialist Belron announced multi-currency term loan offerings on Tuesday.
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On Tuesday, Iren, the electricity and gas distributor, announced a new benchmark green bond alongside a tender offer for some of its outstanding bonds.
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Asian investors have piled into Qudian’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with the $825m fundraising heavily oversubscribed even before it begins roadshows in the US, said bankers.
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Monday that it intends to enter the social bond market and will be roadshowing its social bond framework beginning October 19.
