Middle East

Commercial Bank of Qatar signed its $1bn loan refinancing on Wednesday, increasing the deal from $800m in syndication. However, bankers said it was fortunate to have got the deal done before Middle Eastern loan margins rise.

Kuwait petrochemicals firm Equate has delayed signing $6bn of loans until next week because the firm’s board members are still waiting on approvals, said bankers.

Arrangers have not set a closing date for the $1bn loan for the Sultanate of Oman, on which pricing has been widened recently, but bankers hope to close the deal before year end.

Commercial Bank of Qatar has signed its $1bn loan refinancing and increased the deal from $800m in syndication, but bankers said it was fortunate to have got the deal done in time before Middle Eastern loan margins rise.

Qatar National Bank priced its first Australian dollar deal on Tuesday.

The Sultanate of Oman has widened the pricing of its $1bn loan by 10bp to encourage banks to lend, after the sovereign was downgraded by Standard & Poor's in November.

Vivalto Santé, the French private health service provider, has announced €228m of loans for its leveraged buyout by Mubadala Development Co, the Abu Dhabi Government owned investment and development company.

Tradition and Intercontinental Exchange are both making advances in power and energy derivatives, after unveiling initiatives this week.

Kuwait petrochemical firm Equate is scheduled to complete its $6bn loan this week, while Oman and Qatar continue syndicating their sovereign loans.

Doha Bank is syndicating a $500m two year loan and commitments are due in mid-December. But at least three bankers have told GlobalCapital that they think the pricing is tight.

Kuwait petrochemicals firm Equate is scheduled to complete syndication of $6bn of loans this week.

Abu Dhabi based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has signed a $620m loan refinancing and lowered the cost of the loans.