Loans and High Yield

Iceberg Research, a short-selling research house which has published extensively on Noble Group, has turned its attention to Trafigura, claiming the commodities trading group has overvalued subordinated debt related to a Brazilian port it owns. Trafigura's bonds were down around two points on Thursday, just as bondholders in Nyrstar, a company it rescued, prepare to get paid out in new bonds issued by the commodity trader.

China’s recent measures to curb local government debt by restricting new offshore issuance from their financing vehicles led to one of the busiest weeks for the sector, as companies raced to beat the June 30 deadline when their regulatory quotas expire, writes Addison Gong.

Tata Capital Housing Finance has joined a growing number of India’s non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) tapping the offshore loan market to take advantage of cheaper funding.

Marketing is under way for what will be one of the year’s chunkier buyout packages in Europe, preparing the acquisition debt for PAI Partners’ purchase of Elior Concessions.

GlobalCapital is conducting a global research survey on the fast-changing markets for sustainable financing and investing. It will combine the views of issuers and investors to give a nuanced picture of how this trend is changing capital markets for both groups.

Crossover credit Nokia is the latest borrower to switch its bank debt to a sustainability-linked margin, with the Finnish phone company also lengthening the tenor of its revolving credit lines.

Greenland Holding Group Co tackled a July maturity by raising $500m from a bond on Tuesday, but the company still has more refinancing pressure in the near term.

Four major announcements have been made today by the European Commission and its Technical Expert Group, which is drafting the substance of several parts of its multi-faceted Sustainable Finance Action Plan. There were new texts on the Taxonomy, Green Bond Standard and Low Carbon Benchmarks regulations as well as guidelines for companies on how to report climate change-related information. Many market participants welcomed them.

Vue International’s revamped refinancing has tightened doc terms and pricing at the same time, ahead of commitments later on Tuesday, making it harder for part-owner Omers to take money out through its sub-debt —while also narrowing the OID and testing tighter pricing. The issuer may also include a sterling carve-out.

The European Leveraged Finance Alliance has prepared a questionnaire on deal covenants, to help investors grill arrangers and issuers at roadshow meetings, circulating the standard question list to the market’s big investment banks, as well as to its investor members.

Xi'an Municipal Infrastructure Construction Investment Group Corp has sealed a seven times subscribed bond to refinance an upcoming maturity. The deal was the first to price after China announced measures to curb local government debt by restricting new offshore issuance from their financing vehicles.

Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands is seeking a total of S$4bn ($2.9bn) from the loan market, while also planning to extend its 2012 borrowing.