Nomura
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Verisure, the B2/B rated Swedish alarms systems company, had accelerated commitments due at 3pm on Thursday for its €1.02bn term loan ‘B’. -
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp has wrapped up a landmark $8.9bn sell-down in Alibaba Group Holdings through a combination of five separate transactions, including raising $5.5bn via the sale of mandatory exchangeable trust securities (METS). The size of the METS is impressive, making it the largest equity-linked deal globally since 2010, but it also came with a structure almost never seen before in Asia. Jonathan Breen reports.
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Nomura is setting up an office in Singapore to provide advisory services for funding infrastructure projects in Asia, focusing initially on southeast Asian countries.
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International institutional investors showed no signs of ‘Brexit’ jitters this week as the last of the sovereign's syndication before the European Union referendum drew a record book of more than £15bn.
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The Japanese bank has been ruthless in rooting out underperformance in its international operations but its withdrawal from ECM was overdue, writes David Rothnie
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UK investors showed no jitters on Tuesday about a potential UK exit from the European Union, as the sovereign’s last syndication before the EU membership referendum drew a book of more than £15bn — a record for an inflation-linked Gilt syndication.
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A remarkable week for public sector dollar issuance could lead into an even more impressive spell, after the release of hawkish US Federal Reserve minutes moved the 10 year part of the curve tantalisingly close to borrowers’ grasps. Craig McGlashan reports.
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Italy sold a super rare short-dated syndication this week, but a debut 50 year benchmark — a growing trend for sovereigns this year — looks to be some way off.
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Norwegian issuer SR Boligkreditt and New Zealand borrower Westpac NZ will both take new euro deals on the road before the end of May, and the UK’s TSB has confirmed covered bonds will form part of its long term funding.
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