India

Indiabulls Housing Finance is looking to raise a minimum of Rp10bn ($150m) from its maiden Masala bond, becoming only the third Indian corporate to seek offshore rupees in the public market.

Housing Development Finance Corp, which became the first Masala bond issuer from India in July, has made a comeback to the market with a tap of its existing note.

L&T Technology Services’ float could raise as much as Rp9bn ($134.7m) in India, with the company setting the price range for the IPO at Rp850-Rp860 a share.

Two Indian companies are vying for the UK and Ireland assets of Israeli firm Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and have lined up loan packages to back their bids. Although the results are still some way off, credit starved bankers are excited about the prospects of financing a sizeable acquisition out of India, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.

The Province of British Columbia will dip into the Masala bond market for the first time with a January 2020 bond on Thursday.

Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL), which sent out a request for proposals for a $750m borrowing in July, is said to be planning to raise the money from three banks on a bilateral basis, as opposed to a syndication.

The Indian government has picked three banks to work on its 15% sell down in construction firm NBCC, according to sources.

The Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (Suuti), the government agency looking to sell down its holdings in 51 companies, did the right thing when it recently revised a request for proposals after clashing with potential bidders. But the drama shows that the body should have gotten it right the first time.

Asian debt capital market bankers are advising bond issuers to hit the market sooner rather than later in September, on the back of indications from the Federal Reserve that the case for an increase in rate hike had “strengthened in recent months”.

A group of eight firms are to pitch for a place on the Indian government’s stake sale in construction company NBCC on Tuesday.

The Reserve Bank of India is allowing banks to issue offshore rupee-denominated bonds to raise Basel III tier two (T2) and additional tier one (AT1) debt, as part of a series of measures to develop the country’s fixed income and currency markets.

The Indian government has reissued a request for proposals to manage divestments in 51 companies held by its holding company after an initial RFP flagged up problems with conflicts of interest. But with the hitches now fixed, equity capital market bankers are predicting increasing interest from bidders, writes Jonathan Breen.