Goldman Sachs
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The IPO of Dis-Chem Pharmacies, the South African retail pharmacy group, was covered at its largest possible size two working days into the bookbuild, as the South African rand rallied on news that finance minister Pravin Gordhan will no longer face fraud charges. -
Shares in Ahlsell, the Swedish wholesaler of plumbing and electrical installation products, have traded strongly since its Skr6bn ($671m) Stockholm IPO, ending Thursday 13% above their IPO price.
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The demand for duration reached fever pitch this week as Austria sold the longest dated eurozone government bond ever and a trio of other public sector borrowers printed their longest dated syndications to date. But that momentum towards length may have been halted by a shuddering sell-off in eurozone and other government bonds on Thursday.
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Amid rough going for new IPOs this week, one of this year’s star IPO performers, Maisons du Monde, was back in the market on Wednesday night as the global coordinators waived the lock-up to let the leading shareholders make their first block trade in the stock. Thursday brought a substantial trade in Ferrexpo, which owns iron mines in Ukraine, which got done, though at a slightly reduced size.
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The IPO of Misys, the UK banking software producer, was pulled on Thursday morning despite the books being covered at the base size, in another demonstration of the sour mood that has gripped the new issue market since the Nets IPO and the Conservative Party conference.
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The wrecking of the autumn IPO calendar got worse this week as Misys, the UK banking software company, pulled its IPO, though ConvaTec managed to raise £1.7bn and Ahlsell Skr6bn. Surprisingly, writes Aidan Gregory, further companies are still coming forward with IPO plans.
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Liberty Global-owned Belgian telecoms firm Telenet launched a €500m eight year term loan ‘B’ on Thursday as it looks to take advantage of propitious issuer conditions to refinance existing debt.
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Three high yield borrowers on Monday announced refinancing deals in euros with roadshows starting this week — the first to meet with investors is Sindacato Nazionale Agenzie Ippiche, the Italian gaming company.
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Chinese logistics company ZTO Express priced its $1.4bn IPO on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, marking the largest float from a Mainland firm in the US since 2014. And its successful listing is expected to boost the number of Chinese firms heading to the United States, writes Jonathan Breen.
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French private care home operator DomusVi on Monday joined a busy high yield pipeline with a new floater and an add-on to its debut bond to fund its second acquisition in Spain.
