Morgan Stanley

A relatively stable credit backdrop has encouraged a swathe of Asian issuers to tap the bond market this week, ensuring a blistering pace of issuance.

Morgan Stanley has hired a banker from Barclays to work in its FIG advisory team.

Nan Hai Corp is selling a bond backed by a standby letter of credit (SBLC) while ENN Energy is returning to the market after a three year hiatus. Meanwhile, waste-to-energy firm China Jinjiang Environment Holding Company (CJE) has mandated a lead for its deal.

Corporate bond issuance volume in Europe this week was lighter than previous weeks. However, there were still seven issuers that priced deals. The main difference this week was the size of deals. Nestlé’s €850m eight year transaction was the largest one to print, but most order books were still at least twice oversubscribed as investors showed little sign of slowing down for the summer.

China’s Four Seasons Education and Sichuan Hope Education Industry Group are planning to raise as much as $550m between them through IPOs in Hong Kong and the US in 2017, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Midstream energy company Oneok made a convincing return to the dollar market on Thursday with its first investment grade deal in two years.

On Wednesday Aroundtown became the seventh property company in the last month to sell bonds in Europe. It followed the trend of its peers by extending the maturity profile of its debt with a €500m 8.5 year transaction.

China National Chemical Corp has priced a Reg S-only $3bn triple-tranche deal, hitting its targeted size while paying minimum new issue premium. Peak demand was $15.5bn across the board, thanks to an attractive initial price guidance and the company’s strong credentials.

The European leveraged finance markets are licking their lips in anticipation of a new €2.5bn deal backing Bain and Cinven’s takeover of Stada Arzneimittel, the German generic drug manufacturer.

On Wednesday Aroundtown became the seventh property company in the last month to sell bonds in Europe. It followed the trend of its peers by extending the maturity profile of its debt with a €500m 8.5 year transaction.

New issue momentum in Asia’s debt market continues to be strong with Powerlong Real Estate Holdings and China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) collecting bids on Wednesday, as Sinochem International Corp prepares to hit the road.

Morgan Stanley has rejigged the top brass of its Asia Pacific investment banking division, promoting some of the firm’s veteran bankers.