Morgan Stanley
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Catalent Pharma and Thomas Cook — a reverse Yankee issuer and a UK holidays operator — on Thursday released guidance for high yield deals amounting some €900m in a market that has been mute since November 15. -
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Rising inflation expectations, as governments switch their focus to fiscal stimulus and central banks move away from extremely loose monetary policy, are boosting demand for inflation linked bonds. Opec’s agreement this week to cut oil production pushed demand even higher. But there are question marks over whether issuers will adapt their funding menus to satisfy the new appetite, writes Craig McGlashan.
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A No vote in Italy’s referendum on constitutional reform will rock already struggling Italian bank debt spreads, but FIG market participants are prepared to weather any volatility as they wait for the opportunity to lock up investors’ remaining cash this year.
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Glencore launched a cash tender offer on Thursday, hoping to buy back $1bn of dollar bonds, after raising $4.7bn from asset sales in the past few weeks.
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DNA, one of Finland’s largest telecommunications companies, closed at €10.10 on its stock exchange debut on Thursday, after pricing its €413m IPO in the lower middle of its range.
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Chinese companies have aggressively expanded into Europe this year, snapping up businesses and expanding their footprint. While loans are still the go-to funding tool and often get the bulk of the refinancing, as this week’s China National Chemical Corp transaction shows, the bridge-to bond route is becoming more popular. Morgan Davis and Addison Gong report.
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BE Semiconductor Industries' €125m convertible bond has traded up since its successful launch on Wednesday, when the company raised seven year money to expand factories in Asia at an attractive 40% premium to its current share price.
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In another sign of the cautious mood gripping the IPO market in Western Europe, Varta AG, the German microbatteries maker, has called off its €150m Frankfurt IPO. Yet the Nordic market continues to show its resilience, as three successful flotations reach their conclusion this week.
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Asia’s debt capital markets opened with a bang on Wednesday with five issuers fighting for attention. Investors have plenty of choice including a euro deal and a trio of dollar offerings from Chinese FIG and corporate names.
