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French laundry firm Elis launched a dual tranche bond issue on Tuesday, achieving a coupon of just 1% for a high yield-rated issue, and stacking up a book of over €2bn. -
Metro Bank’s failed senior non-preferred bond is rated BB+, squarely in high yield territory. But while corporates with this rating print at ever tighter yields, Metro couldn’t get its deal away even at 7.5%. Nobody expects the rating agencies to be in line with the market, but sometimes the gulf is yawningly wide.
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Two Chinese companies tapped dollar bond investors on Monday. One of the most active issuers this year, Zhenro Properties Group, came out with an aggressively priced $300m transaction, while a district-level government financing vehicle sold its debut offshore deal.
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Deutsche Bank managed to syndicate the maximum amount possible of its loan against a UK shopping centre, where one of the largest tenants is troubled department store Debenhams, defying a deep gloom about retail in general and the UK economy ahead of Brexit.
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UK tour operator Thomas Cook’s default could come close to annihilating the bondholders’ positions, leaving them only with a few cents on the euro, the liquidation analysis shows. The 178-year-old company tried feverishly to secure a £1.1bn rescue package over the weekend but collapsed on Monday.
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A range of Chinese issuers, including two property developers and a local government financing vehicle, have raised funds from the dollar bond market.
