JP Morgan
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Altice on January 30 achieved a successful sale for its €4.8bn-equivalent bond package backing its takeover of Portugal Telecom.
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Egypt is preparing to follow Tunisia’s landmark return to the international bond market as investors shrug off conflict in Syria and the oil price’s collapse to regain appetite for Middle Eastern credits. Underscored by this week’s $1bn deal, confidence in the region has rebounded to levels last seen before the Arab Spring in 2011, writes Virginia Furness
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A strong reception to a 10 year Eurobond from Tunisia this week — its first conventional bond since the Arab Spring —is proof that the country is on the right path in terms of financial autonomy, according to bankers.
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Bond investors are hoping for a flood of US supply in the coming weeks as companies emerge from earnings blackout following a disappointing start to the year.
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Sino-Ocean Land Holdings has finally ended the drought of Chinese property bonds with a dual tranche five and 12 year offering on January 28. But despite the success of the deal, bankers are sceptical that a wave of developers will follow in its steps.
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Italian oil and gas company Eni shrugged off any concerns around falling oil prices to issue a €1bn 11 year bond on Tuesday that was five times subscribed.
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Indonesia industrials are returning to the dollar bond market, with MAXpower Group and Tower Bersama Infrastructure readying new deals.
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Energy firm Viridian Group began a roadshow on Thursday for a €600m senior secured bond, which it will use to redeem its $670m-equivalent debut bond, amid renewed investor interest for strong single B-rated names.
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A strong reception to a 10 year Eurobond from Tunisia this week — its first conventional bond since the Arab Spring — marks a large step towards Tunisia’s political and economic rehabilitation, said emerging markets bankers.
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Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) has priced its MR1.32bn ($370.47m) rights offering at MR4.78 a share, bolstering its capital ahead of a $323.59m acquisition of a Turkish airport.
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Chinese property developer Sino-Ocean Land Holdings is looking to become the first from the much maligned sector to tap the international bond market this year, opening books to a dual tranche offering on January 28.