Morgan Stanley
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More Chinese real estate borrowers headed to the dollar bond market on Tuesday, as bankers tackle a supply rush in the lead up to the Chinese New Year holidays in mid-February. -
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) hit the market on Tuesday for a five year dollar benchmark, raising $1.5bn despite pricing coming through the issuer’s secondary curve.
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La Banque Postale (LBP) sold €500m of tier two paper this week, marking the normally rare issuer’s second sale in the format in just over three months.
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Three Chinese property companies announced dollar bond transactions on Monday, continuing the run of issuance seen from the high yield market since the beginning of the year.
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Europe’s corporate bond investors had the chance to pick up some paper from the hairier end of their credit spectrum as this week began, with Portuguese power company Energias de Portugal and Swedish housing firm Heimstaden Bostad out with hybrid capital issues.
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Chinese video-sharing platform Kuaishou Technology, a rival to TikTok parent ByteDance, has started testing investor appetite for Hong Kong's largest IPO in over two years as it seeks HK$42bn ($5.42bn).
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Hong-Kong-headquartered bank SC Lowy has hired Jonathan Graber for its trading team in London.
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Orient Overseas (International) has scooped up HK$932.5m ($120.3m) from a top-up placement, increasing the deal on strong anchor investor demand. Two other Hong Kong-listed companies, both from the healthcare sector, also turned to investors on Thursday.
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Power Finance Corp netted $500m from a bond that was printed at a negative new issue premium, but still attracted investors for the yield it offered compared to peers.
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Chinese property developer Sunac China Holdings has managed to reprice its secondary curve by raising $1.1bn from tightly priced bonds.
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Top US bankers are optimistic about their investment banking businesses for the start of 2021, after a stellar 2020 during which their clients rushed to financing markets to help them get through the Covid-19 crisis, and government and central banks provided essential support.
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Vonovia, the German property company, brought a 20 year bond on Wednesday which gave further proof that corporate issuers looking to offer duration will find a willing audience.
