Morgan Stanley
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Market participants expect that bank debt issuance activity will slow down in anticipation of earnings season over the next few weeks. But deal arrangers suggest banks will still be keen to access the primary market during this period, should conditions remain favourable.
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Electric vehicle maker Li Auto is planning to float American Depository Shares (ADS) on the Nasdaq. It is eyeing $100m in proceeds.
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Chinese issuers continued to bombard the dollar bond market on Thursday. Hangzhou Financial Investment Group Co, Yankuang Group Co and ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance were among those that sold deals.
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Italy's AMCO Asset Management capitalised on strong investor demand to launch a dual tranche deal in senior format on Thursday, attracting a wide range of investors, according to one of the lead managers.
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Studio City Finance restructured its debt portfolio with a $1bn bond sale on Wednesday.
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Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), which is in the market to refinance a one year $1.3bn loan facility signed in September, is facing troubles according to bankers on the deal, contrary to comments recently made by its chief executive.
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Delivery Hero, the German online food ordering marketplace, has returned to the equity-linked market six months after its debut to issue a jumbo €1.5bn dual-tranche convertible bond to fund M&A opportunities.
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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co followed fellow Philippine bank BDO Unibank offshore this week, raising $500m on Tuesday.
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The European Financial Stability Facility kicked off its third quarter funding in style as it raised 80% of its borrowing needs for the quarter flat to its sister issuer’s curve. Elsewhere in the euro market on Tuesday, Cyprus saw decent demand as it tapped its 2024s and 2040s.
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Investors piled into KfW’s first dollar benchmark in six months on Tuesday, allowing the issuer to break the order book record for SSA dollar benchmarks.
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Shimao Group Holdings offered bond investors a rare 10 year tenor from the Chinese property industry, pricing the $300m deal inside of fair value.