Morgan Stanley
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Record volumes of bonds and equities globally have boosted Asia Pacific investment banking revenues close to their record high. The first three quarters of the year generated a total of $10.5bn, a double digit increase on the same period last year, according to Dealogic. -
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The lack of a securities lending market for green bonds could be stifling the ability of banks to make markets in the product, leaving the buyside struggling to pick up paper in secondaries, a leading investor told GlobalCapital this week. But on the primary side, green demand grows ever healthier, with another set of firsts from public sector borrowers on the way.
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A pair of top quality issuers were the only borrowers in the sovereign, supranational and agency sector to get benchmarks away this week, as conditions that have been sizzlingly since the summer break showed signs of cooling.
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Seven Energy made a successful comeback in testing conditions on Thursday. While it certainly paid for the privilege, having already secured strong anchor orders before proceeding, the trade signals that the miserable high yield market may be improving.
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Seven Energy is about to make it second time lucky, as it readies to price a seven year non-call four offering on Thursday.
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Nigerian oil and gas firm, Seven Energy is out with guidance for its comeback bond. The leads have set a wider guidance than was offered in July, when the borrower had to abort a deal, and will be hoping that the poor performance of this week’s markets doesn’t blight its return.
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CGN Meiya Power Holdings has raised HK$1.76bn ($228m) from its Hong Kong IPO by pricing the deal close to the top of the price range. An overwhelming response from retail investors meant the company ended up triggering the maximum clawback option available.
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The expected wave of merger and acquisition financings broke on the US corporate bond market this week, as Roche and Sysco made triumphant returns while Suntory Holdings issued its first US bond.
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Dollar demand for sovereign, supranational and agency names made its first signs of slowing this week, as one benchmark fell short of full subscription and other deals, while still oversubscribed, showed signs of demand being less exuberant than in the first weeks after the summer break.
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Expectations of low supply in the remaining part of the year and a hunger for yield benefited FIG issuers this week. Barclays, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley all received strong receptions for new senior prints.
