JP Morgan
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Medical diagnostics firm Unilabs launched a €250m high yield bond with a roadshow this week, to back its acquisition of Alpha Medical. Nomad Foods is also roadshowing a €500m deal. -
Drax Group, the UK energy holding company, has scheduled a roadshow for Wednesday and Thursday for a £500m fixed and floating rate senior secured bond offering, following its acquisition of Opus Energy earlier this year.
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Korea Resources Corporation, or KoRes, is marketing a 144A/Reg S bond on Tuesday. The issuer was recently downgraded by Moody’s – a second time the agency dropped its rating in under a year.
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China Southern Power Grid Co. is preparing investors for its debut dollar, 144A/Reg S deal.
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Malaysia-based Lotte Chemical Titan has submitted a draft a prospectus for its upcoming IPO on the Bursa Malaysia, which is expected to raise at least $1bn, according to a source close to the deal.
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The French presidential election saga has taken another twist, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen’s chances slipping — but those of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, from the other extreme of the political spectrum, rising. Asian investors are pulling back from deals until the election hurdle is cleared, say issuers — but the rise of Mélenchon may also provide an earlier than expected relief rally.
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Bain Capital and Cinven have agreed to buy Stada, the German generic pharmaceuticals firm, for €4.1bn, in what Dealogic shows is the biggest public-to-private buyout of a European company for four years.
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Saudi Arabia’s $9bn sukuk was, for the second time, a staggering market debut from the sovereign. But size came at a price and the issuer paid up over its conventional curve, writes Virginia Furness.
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Japanese lender Daiwa was the only borrower to hit the US market this week ahead of an expected uptick in issuance as big US banks emerge from earnings blackout.
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French dough maker Cérélia has launched a €345m loan package for its acquisition of Canadian cookie and muffin maker English Bay Batter, joining UK nurseries firm Busy Bees in signing a roll-up acquisition.
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South Korean ECM got a treat this week, with Netmarble Games opening books on Tuesday for what is set to be the country’s largest IPO of the year, with the deal fully covered by the first day. The listing marks a strong start for South Korea, which will move to the top of the region’s 2017 league tables when the trade wraps up, writes Jonathan Breen.
