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Bottled water and beverage company Nongfu Spring has taken advantage of a flood of demand from institutional and retail investors for its Hong Kong IPO to price the HK$8.35bn ($1.08bn) deal at the top of guidance. -
K12, the US provider of software for the online education of schoolchildren, has issued a $360m convertible bond, at the end of another busy month for US equity-linked debt issuance.
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Chinese smart electric vehicle maker Nio has launched an accelerated follow-on offering, riding on the strong support seen for the US listings of its competitors in the past month.
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The dollar corporate bond market skipped the summer slowdown this year. This week Royalty Pharma issued its first bond as a public company and pushed August's total issuance above $100bn for the first time ever.
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The offices of London’s top banks are unlikely to fill up in the coming weeks, as firms are adopting a gradualistic approach to returning staff to their pre-pandemic workplaces.
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Abu Dhabi brought the CEEMEA debt market out of holiday mode this week by stunning investors with a new 50 year bond — the longest ever seen in the Gulf. The deal not only cemented Abu Dhabi's standing as a top-tier credit on a level with developed market sovereigns, it also raised expectations for a flurry of longer-dated issuance from states across the Gulf region. Mariam Meskin reports.
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Ant Group started speaking to investors this week for mammoth IPOs on the Hong Kong and Star markets, which at an estimated size of $30bn would become the world’s largest ever share offering. The deal is a big win for both exchanges — and bankers in Hong Kong are also expecting a record fee from the deal. Jonathan Breen and Rebecca Feng report.
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Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) attracted nearly $13bn of orders for its offshore bond debut this week. The company’s solid credit profile and backing from its parent helped win over investors. Morgan Davis reports.
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Masraf Al Rayan, one of the largest Islamic banks in Qatar, was out on Wednesday with its second international sukuk. The deal is also the second from CEEMEA to hit the market following the brief summer lull.
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The Aa2/AA/AA rated Emirate of Abu Dhabi raised $5bn on Tuesday, securing a negative new issue premium on a trade that included the longest ever tenor raised in the Gulf. The inclusion of a 50 year tranche, bankers say, is testament to the borrower's standing as an elite credit.
