Middle East
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Syndicated lending volumes, particularly across emerging markets, have tumbled since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last year. Though some had hopes that 2021 would yield more activity for lending desks, that optimism has been postponed to next year, as lenders say they simply cannot compete with other asset classes for business. -
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First Abu Dhabi Bank, the largest bank in the UAE, debuted in the euro market on Tuesday, selling a bond that was more than twice subscribed just a week after it entered the sterling market.
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The Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, has coupled with private equity firm NBK Capital Partners, anchoring a direct lending fund.
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Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco, an investor consortium that leased pipelines from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) last year in a partnership deal, sold a $3.9bn senior secured dual tranche bond this week, just months after raising $4bn.
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Galaxy Pipeline Assets, the group of international investors that provided Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) with $10bn in a pipeline partnership deal last year, has re-entered debt capital markets just months after it sold what some involved in the deal claimed was one of the biggest project bonds ever.
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Top tier Turkish lender Akbank will launch a syndicated loan refinancing within weeks, according to sources. The borrower is likely to get tighter margins than for its last loan offering in October 2020.
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Arab Petroleum Investment Corp — the multilateral development bank headquartered in Saudi Arabia — on Wednesday sold a dollar bond after a week of roadshows. The start of the week has proven fruitful for Middle East banks, as bankers say issuers are steaming on despite volatility in the US rates market.
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Market participants have high expectations for Middle East bond issuance in the first quarter of the year. So far, a range of issuers from across the credit spectrum have entered markets, despite global market volatility.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank, the United Arab Emirates’ largest bank, came to market to sell a sterling bond on Tuesday, having already issued a number of deals since the start of the year.
