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VFS Global, a tech services specialist for governments across the world, is reducing the cost of its subordinated debt by increasing the size of its term loans ‘B’ to pay down more expensive second lien loans. -
A German sub-sovereign astonished the SSA market this week, selling a 50 year benchmark to show that, despite the expectations of rising rates in euros, some investors at least are still happy to put money into assets at the ultra-long end. Lewis McLellan reports.
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Hong Kong was inundated with IPO filings this week as banks sought to give themselves enough runway to launch deals before the end of the year.
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The State of North Rhine-Westphalia has launched its first ever 50 year benchmark, coming to market just as Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten landed at the short end.
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Investors have squeezed better terms out of Mehiläinen, the Finnish healthcare group seeking a €1bn loan to finance its acquisition by CVC.
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JP Morgan has started credit default swap clearing with London-based clearing house LCH, opening a line with a Nordic pension fund.
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Lietuvos Energija on Tuesday made full use of its green credentials to price a €300m bond with a much smaller new issue concession than has been seen on the majority of recent new issues.
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Hong Kong start-up Welab Holdings has filed a listing application with Morgan Stanley as lead left underwriter and sponsor alongside JP Morgan.
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The State of North Rhine-Westphalia is set to bring its longest ever euro benchmark, as public sector borrowers line up trades across the currency’s curve.
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Lietuvos Energija, a quasi-sovereign utility company that is fully owned by the government of Lithuania, was on track this week to price its second green bond. The deal will also mark the first trade from central and eastern Europe in over two weeks and offers an over 100bp pick up over the sovereign.
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Asia’s G3 bond market has been defined by volatility this year, forcing bankers, investors and issuers alike to think on their feet during the first half of 2018. As banks fight to stay on top of the limited primary market activity, the region’s league tables have been disrupted.
