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None of the high yield bond issues from telecoms group UPC will have their change of control provisions triggered, despite Liberty Global’s sale of the group to Sunrise Communications Group, announced on Thursday morning. High yield investors would be unlikely to take the deal, with bonds trading over the put price, and Sunrise targeting an investment grade rating, but it underlines the weakness of these protections in high yield documentation. -
Should bond investors be worried about Chinese local government financing vehicles (LGFVs)? After a recent default had almost no impact on the secondary or primary markets, most investors appear to have put aside their concerns. At least for now. Addison Gong reports.
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Sichuan Languang Development Co returned to the bond market on Wednesday with a $150m tap of an outstanding deal, bringing its 11% 2020 notes to a total size of $400m.
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PlayTech, the UK-based gambling technology company, announced its second high yield bond issue on Tuesday afternoon, seeking to raise €350m to redeem an out-of-the-money convertible bond issued in 2014. During the roadshow, it confirmed a new contract with UK gaming group GVC, which helped it print tight in a market that was already supportive.
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Macroeconomic conditions have converged to create a strong market for new investment grade corporate bond issues in Europe, with a more dovish US Federal Reserve, a potential delay to Brexit, and signs of progress in the US-China trade discussions prompting investors to turn risk-on.
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Chinese government-related issuers Zhaojin Mining Industry Co and Yunnan Provincial Investment Holdings Group Co priced dollar bonds after what bankers said was smooth bookbuilding, defying fears that followed a recent default by a local government financing vehicle.
