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Commodity trader Glencore received a glorious response from the loan market to its latest refinancing, with the size of its annual revolver leaping by almost $4bn during syndication to close at $9.7bn. But senior bankers warned that this is a sign of lender desperation, not borrower strength, writes Michael Turner. -
Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri, the largest mobile operator in Turkey, set final terms for its $500m bond on Thursday afternoon in London.
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Czech investment fund PPF Group has kicked off the syndication of a €3.025bn loan, which it is using to fund the acquisition of Norwegian telecoms group Telenor’s central and eastern European operations.
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Volkswagen Financial Services had been conspicuous by its absence in the euro corporate bond market in the first quarter of 2018. Having been the largest corporate issuer by volume in 2017, the company had used other markets so far this year before selling a new triple tranche deal.
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Two Middle East issuers are roadshowing deals, adding to the flurry of post-Easter CEEMEA new issue announcements.
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Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri, the largest mobile operator in Turkey, has released initial price guidance for its 10 year dollar benchmark.
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Czech investment fund PPF is in the market to syndicate a €3.025bn loan to fund the acquisition of Norwegian telecoms group Telenor’s central eastern European business. The loan is split into two term loans and a revolving credit facility.
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Sterling seemed to be the only game in town this week. Two SSA issuers printed in the currency on Wednesday, taking advantage of a favourable basis swap.
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Commodity trader Glencore has ramped up the size of its short term revolver by almost $4bn between syndication launch and signing, with dozens of banks piling into the refinancing exercise in the latest example of deal starved lenders scrabbling for places to put money to work.
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A year after selling a $3.1bn-equivalent four-currency, six-tranche Belt and Road blockbuster, Bank of China is making a comeback with another Reg S only bond to support the initiative.
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French consulting company Capgemini wasted no time after the Easter break in announcing a new dual-tranche corporate bond issue on Tuesday. The benchmark tranches had 6.5 year and 10 year tenors and were announced alongside a tender offer, but the issuer had to pay a significant premium to its secondary curve.
