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Allegro, the Polish e-commerce platform, is raising Z2bn (€470m) in a dividend recapitalisation, according to bankers. The deal, one of the biggest CEE loans in this year’s pipeline, is being led by three local and international lenders, although some market participants said the Polish banks would be capable of providing all the money. -
Viva Biotech Holdings has pulled off an impressive HK$1.52bn ($194m) Hong Kong IPO, striking retail gold as the local public swamped the deal, grabbing half of the stock for themselves. The high level of retail interest is a rarity for IPOs in the city and something that is often unwanted, bringing potential wild price swings to a stock soon after listing, say some bankers. But others foresee enough institutional demand to swallow any bulk selling in the first days of trading. Jonathan Breen reports.
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Indonesian property developer Alam Sutera tapped its 6.625% 2022 notes on Tuesday, raising $125m from the trade.
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Sirius Minerals, the London-listed miner, has won investor support in the equity financing leg of its new $2.8bn phase two project financing to fund the development of what is intended to be the largest polyhalite mine in the world in the North York Moors near Whitby.
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Michele Colocci has left JP Morgan and will rejoin Morgan Stanley as chairman of M&A.
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Saudi Telecom Company was on track to print its debut benchmark dollar Reg S/144A sukuk on Thursday, and after a week of roadshowing is leaning towards making it a 10 year bond, GlobalCapital understands.
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JP Morgan is marketing a single-B rated high yield bond to fund the acquisition of developer CG Gruppe by Consus Real Estate, a further sign that the bond market is wide open and keen to take down more aggressive, highly levered deals.
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The Inter-American Development Bank rattled through the sterling bond market on Monday, raising £500m in a market demanding nimble issuance strategies.
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has hired a new treasurer to replace Søren Elbech, who left at the start of the year.
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Latin American bond buyers finally had some proper supply to soak up demand after two weeks without the kind of paper that tends to attract EM investors.
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Tesco issued a new £400m six year bond, to fund a tender for bonds from eight older issues, and saw blow-out demand of £3.3bn, as the UK supermarket heads back towards investment grade status.
