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Audley Group, the UK builder of luxury retirement villages, has signed a £125m revolving credit line as it follows up a 2017 equity raising as part of an “aggressive growth strategy”. -
The investment grade corporate bond market has started February with intent, with Thursday registering as the second busiest day of 2018 so far.
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Asia’s equity-linked market joined in the sub-one year bond party this week, as issuers and investors both found something to like in the structure. Two Chinese property developers successfully priced nearly identical 363-day deals, though they had slightly different results in the aftermarket. John Loh reports.
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Chinese investors welcomed the first Panda bond issuer from the Middle East with caution this week. The government of the Emirate of Sharjah sold a Rmb2bn ($317.2m) three year bond in the upper half of the coupon range.
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Dubai Islamic Bank took advantage of a quiet market to raise $1bn with a skinny new issue premium on Tuesday, opening the sukuk market for financial issuers from the Gulf.
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Lao Feng Xiang Jewellery Hong Kong is dipping its toes into the offshore syndicated loan market for a $200m financing. This is the second firm in the Chinese jewellery sector to tap overseas investors this year.
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Indiabulls Housing Finance brought the first social offshore rupee bond to the market on Tuesday, raising Rp3.15bn ($49.48m) through a private placement.
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While Tuesday brought a flurry of euro benchmarks, the pace of issuance will slacken on Wednesday as the market battens down for a busy week of US data announcements.
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Dubai Islamic Bank on Tuesday launched the first public dollar bond this year from the Middle East, though the region's banks have been busy funding in other markets.
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Future Land Development Holdings and Powerlong Real Estate Holdings sold their respective equity-linked notes with almost similar results on Monday. Both deals were fully increased and priced near the investor-friendly end of terms.
