Hungary
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When UK telecoms company Vodafone announced in May that it had agreed to buy some of US rival Liberty Global’s European operations, it said it would use existing cash, €3bn of mandatorily convertible bonds and new debt, including hybrid bonds to fund the €18.4bn acquisition. On Wednesday, Vodafone sold the hybrid bonds, using four different tenors in three currencies. Nigel Owen reports. -
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Hungary printed its €1bn seven year bond on Tuesday with the lowest ever coupon and yield for a dollar or euro bond from the issuer.
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The orderbook for Republic of Hungary’s seven year euro benchmark has blasted past €2bn and leads have tightened price guidance — a move expected by rivals as they said initial talk looked cheap.
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Hungary’s Futureal has signed a €150m 10 year loan, with the real estate developer claiming it’s the largest deal of its kind in the country since the global finance crisis began.
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Nitrogénművek found demand at the second time of asking on Friday, raising €200m with a seven year note after first attempting to bring a deal last year.
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Hungarian fertiliser company Nitrogénművek has released initial price guidance for its €200m seven year non-call three bond.
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Hungarian fertiliser company Nitrogénművek has completed a roadshow ahead of an expected €200m seven year non-call three Reg S/144A bond. It is expecting to price the deal “as early as tomorrow [Thursday]”.
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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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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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Hungary has priced its first Japanese yen deal in over a decade, achieving its lowest ever funding cost, as its love affair with Asian currencies for diversification continues.
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Digi Communications’ Hungarian subsidiary has refinanced part of a €200m bridge loan provided by Citigroup and ING in October last year, which was used to fund the acquisition of a subsidiary of fellow Hungarian communications company Invitel.
