Goldman Sachs
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A pair of SSAs hit screens with euro benchmark mandates on Monday — and bankers are confident that market conditions will stay bright to support even more expected supply. -
The release of non-farm payroll data in the US did not deter Goldman Sachs from entering the senior unsecured market on Friday, as it became the latest in a line of North American banks to issue euro floaters.
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Lotte Group has shortlisted seven candidates for the proposed listing of its hotel chain business, having sent out a request for proposals last month.
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As Lindorff's market-opening deal proved on Thursday, the European high yield market has a good chance of avoiding contagion from the wider swing away from risk in financial markets — but a comeback like the stunning rallies in January and July is unlikely.
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The pay gap between men and women working in the front office of investment banks is driven more by bonuses paid than the basic rate of pay, according to Emolument data. But some banks say that they are making strides in their efforts to increase the proportion of women in leadership positions.
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IPO bankers are treading cautiously around two of the post-summer season’s most highly anticipated trades in Hong Kong, after a global sell-off in stocks sent investors packing and clouded the outlook on shares sales with China links.
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BNP Paribas has walked away from a African sovereign bond mandate because of compliance issues. The bond, for Angola, is expected to have a size of at least $1bn.
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Lindorff, the Norwegian debt collection company, priced a €230m tap of its floating and fixed rate bonds on Thursday, reopening the European high yield market after the summer break in encouraging style.
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BNP Paribas has been forced to return another bond mandate in the emerging markets because of compliance issues.
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European Investment Bank has added further evidence of the euro market’s growing strength over dollars — but its deal was still at the lower end of Earn size expectations despite a decent new issue premium.
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Cigarette maker Philip Morris flagged off pre-deal investor education for an up to Rph26.70tr ($1.92bn) follow-on transaction in its Indonesian subsidiary HM Sampoerna on September 2, with the process set to run for two weeks.
