HSBC
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A dual currency acquisition financing for Indian company Intas Pharmaceuticals’ purchase of a portfolio of assets in the UK and Ireland, was launched into senior syndication last week. The trade offers banks two titles, including that of mandated lead arranger and bookrunner.
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HSBC has announced a series of changes to its DCM and syndicate teams, including Rob Gardiner's move from FIG syndicate to origination.
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The Republic of Indonesia has reopened the G3 emerging market sovereign bond market, printing the first deal since the US election and raising $3bn in a triple tranche issue on December 1.
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A pair of public sector borrowers hit screens this week for dollar syndications, providing an unexpectedly strong climax to 2016.
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The Canadian province of Alberta sold on Thursday its largest ever dollar benchmark with a deal that benefitted from a double whammy of being its first as an SEC-registered issuer and a strong credit story for the oil producer following a rise in the commodity's price in the wake of Opec’s decision on Wednesday to cut production.
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National Australia Bank on Wednesday issued its second dollar benchmark of the year and managed to fund it at a tighter level than it could have hoped for in euros. However, the more conspicuous funding advantage for borrowers lies in sterling covered bonds.
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National Australia Bank issued its second dollar benchmark of the year and managed to fund at a slightly tighter level than it could have hoped for in euros. However, the more conspicuous funding advantage is in sterling covered bonds
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Chinese companies have aggressively expanded into Europe this year, snapping up businesses and expanding their footprint. While loans are still the go-to funding tool and often get the bulk of the refinancing, as this week’s China National Chemical Corp transaction shows, the bridge-to bond route is becoming more popular. Morgan Davis and Addison Gong report.
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South Korea's Shinhan Bank raised $500m on Wednesday, to match its March tier two dollar deal in size, but was forced to pay up to make it happen.
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The Republic of Indonesia popped into the market Thursday morning, kicking off December with a new triple tranche dollar deal, the second year in a row it has hit the bond market in the last month of the year.
