Morgan Stanley

Chinese hotel company Huazhu Group, previously known as China Lodging Group, has closed its borrowing of about $1bn with 13 banks.

Three SSA issuers brought dollar deals to market on Wednesday, hitting screens in a variety of formats and tenors, making the most of excellent conditions to pull off impressive deals. A fourth is lined up for Thursday.

The Republic of Ghana printed a $3bn triple trancher on Tuesday from a book that was $14bn at launch, in a deal that included the longest ever bond from sub-Saharan Africa.

The European Investment Bank and the Province of Quebec were well subscribed as they re-opened the dollar SSA market following the extended Lunar New Year holiday. Two more public sector borrowers will follow with dollar bonds on Wednesday, ahead of what is expected to be a busy month in the currency.

Atos has sold most of its remaining shares in Wordline, the French payments company, via an accelerated bookbuild.

The Republic of Ghana has released price guidance for a dollar amortising triple tranche bond, including a deal with a 40 year weighted average life — the longest ever from a sub-Saharan African issuer, according to a lead manager on the note.

Chinese biotechnology firm Akesobio has resubmitted its IPO documents with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, two months after the bourse rejected its original listing application.

The European Investment Bank will bring the first dollar deal from a public sector borrower following the extended Lunar New Year holiday, with SSA bankers expecting plenty more supply to follow in the currency.

Hong Kong’s stock exchange has returned Chinese biotechnology firm Akeso’s listing application, a deal being sponsored by JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley.

BPHA, a housing association headquartered in Bedford, is looking to sell US private placements, according to several market sources, as private debt remains readily available for UK HAs.

France's Saint-Gobain has met the shareholder and regulatory needs for its around €1.3bn purchase of US plasterboard company Continental Building Products, as the acquisitive construction materials company gets the thumbs up from ratings agencies for swerving the debt markets to fund the deal.

The Republic of Ghana is visiting investors in the US and London with a plan to print a dollar benchmark. But the delegation’s rumoured size has led to surprises before the meetings have started.