HSBC
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HSBC has become the first international bank to acquire a joint lead underwriter licence for Panda bonds sold by non-financial issuers in China’s interbank bond market (CIBM), according to a Friday announcement by the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (Nafmii). -
China Minmetals Corporation is sounding out investors for its inaugural perpetual offshore bond. It will meet with fixed income accounts early next week.
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Crystal International Group raised HK$3.8bn ($489.5m) with its Hong Kong IPO after pricing the shares near the wide end of terms on Thursday.
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The Asian bond market opened with elation on Friday, following China’s blockbuster dollar transaction on Thursday that reset the curves not only of Chinese issuers, but for the rest of Asia as well.
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While Verizon and Danone amassed combined order books totalling more than €22.5bn on Monday, US consumer goods company Procter & Gamble returned to the euro market somewhat under the radar for its first deal in the currency in two years.
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Corporate borrowers dashed to print as investment grade spreads maintained their record levels ahead of a sell-off in US Treasuries, as speculation grew that US president Donald Trump would appoint a policy hawk to replace Janet Yellen as Fed chief.
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Public sector borrowers are flocking to the green bond market, dominating the upcoming SSA pipeline as the year draws to a close.
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French food supplier Danone achieved what is believed to be the most tightly priced corporate hybrid capital issue ever on Monday.
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Two issuers from the Middle East this week printed dollar deals with ease this week, covering a range of maturities from five to 30 years and demonstrating demand across the whole curve.
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Two more public sector borrowers are set to add to the flurry of socially responsible investments dominating the upcoming SSA pipeline late in the year.
