Nomura
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Inter-American Development Bank has sold a three tranche Uridashi from its Education, Youth and Employment (EYE) bond programme. -
Golden Meditech has closed its HK$985.70m ($127.19m) rights issue with shareholders taking up just 69% of the transaction, forcing its underwriter to absorb the remaining shares.
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Covered bonds issued this week from banks in Italy and Portugal were a roaring success from the sellers’ point of view. But none could have been done without the European Central Bank’s help.
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The London branch of the Japanese firm has put two bankers ‘at risk,’ one of whom had been actively involved in emerging markets, covered bonds and SSA syndicate.
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Westpac has appointed Sneha Sanghvi as its new head of financial markets for Asia, replacing Michael Bass who is relocating to the bank’s London office.
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China Reinsurance priced Hong Kong’s third largest IPO of the year at the top of the range to raise HK$15.58bn ($2.01bn), drawing an outpouring of interest from global investors. The trade has buoyed hopes among ECM bankers, as they seek to put a sullen summer behind them.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten and KfW came together in the same currency and tenor on Tuesday, with both issuers able to find healthy demand.
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BPCE, the French banking group, launched its first Australian deal since April, a tier two deal which attracted strong demand from investors.
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Two units of the Japan Post group have priced their IPOs at the top of the range, bolstered by strong demand from long-onlys and retail investors eager to get a slice of the country's biggest listing in years.
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Greece’s yields screamed lower on Monday despite reports that the country’s creditors are unhappy with its government’s reform efforts. Meanwhile, Cyprus could bring a bond after completing a roadshow last week.
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KfW has found stronger than expected demand after tapping the belly of its Kangaroo bond curve, as a Canadian province printed at the long end in the format.
