Nomura
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During an investor day on Thursday, Nomura said it will scale back some secondary trading operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as it seeks to adapt to global challenges in the wholesale sector and the region’s slower growth. -
Four new corporate bonds hit the market on Wednesday. In a change from recent days, all the deals were of moderate size and single tranched. Terna, the Italian grid operator, and Banque PSA France were typical in launching €500m no-grow deals. Book sizes diverged strongly, with those two issuers getting heavy oversubscription, while Aroundtown and Voestalpine had much less.
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Chinese state-owned investment bank Shenwan Hongyuan Group kicked off pre-marketing on Monday for its Hong Kong IPO.
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A trio sovereigns went to the MTN market over the past week, including Italy, which issued a yen bond for the first time since 2009. The deal, led by Nomura, was also its first issue in a foreign currency since 2010.
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A series of modest taps at the long end of the Australian dollar curve at the end of last week suggests that what has been a quiet market for Kangaroo bonds could soon spark into life, according to SSA funding officials.
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Italy has issued a yen bond for the first time since 2009. The deal, led by Nomura, is also its first issue in a foreign currency since 2010.
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Chinese online educator Koolearn Technology Holdings has wrapped up its Hong Kong IPO to the tune of HK$1.68bn ($213.9m), after pricing at the mid-point of the marketing range, according to a source close to the deal.
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Blackstone-backed Embassy Office Parks Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has sealed the book for its Rp47.6bn ($694.3m) IPO well oversubscribed.
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Following the success of the jumbo acquisition financing for Brookfield and CPDQ’s purchase of Johnson Controls’ Power Solutions unit, European leveraged loan buyers now have a wide variety of credits to assess, with deals from Ceva Santé, Delachaux, Konecta and Hotelbeds in the market this week.
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Embassy Office Parks Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has launched a three-day public bookbuilding for its IPO after placing nearly half of the public offer with anchor investors.
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Chinese online education company Koolearn Technology Holdings has launched a HK$1.83bn ($232.6m) IPO, nearly five months after it began pre-marketing.
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