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Baidu-backed video streaming platform iQiyi has raised $2.25bn after pricing its Nasdaq IPO at the mid-point of guidance, according to a banker close to the deal. -
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Volatility from several sources has driven investors into core govvie products, causing curves to rally. Only one issuer was positioned to reap the benefits.
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High-grade dollar bond supply continued to flow with a flurry of smaller deals this week but bankers see little to cheer about as a disappointing first quarter drew to a close.
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France’s inflation linked bond issue on Wednesday drew the nation's largest book ever for a linker bond, in spite of a curve squeezed tight by volatility.
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Two supranational borrowers used niche currency private placements this week to raise cash for their green projects.
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This week, Elysium Healthcare successfully refinanced the loan that backed its leveraged buyout by BC Partners, getting a bigger size and better pricing three months after the original deal was met with a lukewarm reception from investors.
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Sanlam, the South African insurer and wealth manager, has raised R5.7bn ($489m) to finance its takeover of Saham Finances, the Middle East and Africa-focused insurance company.
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Carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has amended its existing €6.25bn revolving credit facility to stretch out the maturity to 2023, but loans bankers are concerned about the low volumes of business to look forward to.
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Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri, the largest mobile operator in Turkey, has mandated three banks to arrange a 10 year dollar bond.
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The UAE’s largest private healthcare company, NMC Healthcare, has signed a $2bn loan with a club of international banks, continuing a growing trend of Middle Eastern private companies entering the syndicated loan market.
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France announced on Tuesday that it will come to market for an 18 year inflation linked benchmark, making the most of a pre-Easter lull in issuance.
