North America

Southeast Asian tech company Grab, which offers everything from ride hailing and food delivery services to digital wallet payments, is planning to go public on the Nasdaq by merging with Altimeter Group Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (Spac).

CMI Energía (CMI), the renewable energy subsidiary of Central American conglomerate Corporación Multi Inversiones, is looking to debut in international bond markets with a senior secured green deal two and a half years after pulling its first attempt.

Semrush, the Boston-headquartered marketing software company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange last month during a tricky time for the IPO market. CFO Evgeny Fetisov talks to GlobalCapital about the IPO and the challenges in taking the firm public.

SSA borrowers are out in force in the dollar market, hitting screens with mandates alongside a pair of US Treasury auctions. Uncertain dynamics in the Treasury market will mean these auctions are well-watched for any repeat of the disappointing February seven year and the volatility it sparked.

Alibaba Group Holding’s shares in Hong Kong closed 6.51% higher on Monday, despite news over the weekend that the technology giant will be hit with a record fine of Rmb18.22bn ($2.8bn) by China’s regulators.

Mexico cleaned up a chunk of short-term debt maturities on Tuesday with a $3.26bn 2041 bond. The country’s deputy finance minister told GlobalCapital that the sovereign had decided to act fast to issue amid expectations that US Treasury yields will widen further.

Marvell Technology, the Bermuda-registered US chipmaker, jumped into the dollar bond market this week with a $2bn trade linked to a $10bn acquisition, after clinching the deal more quickly than expected.

KfW and CPPIB Capital achieved super tight pricings in the short end of the US dollar market on Thursday, with the former bringing the first deal with a negative spread to mid-swaps in the currency by a public sector borrower this year.

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Li Auto has raised $750m from its debut convertible bond, pricing the deal at the investor-friendly end of the marketed range.

Mexico’s deputy finance minister Gabriel Yorio told GlobalCapital on Wednesday that a block of Latin American countries was forming to ensure that the plight of middle-income economies was not forgotten as the world looks for ways to alleviate financial pressures on developing countries.

Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has removed the temporary increase of the covered bond issuance limit mirroring the Bank of Canada’s earlier decision to remove covered bonds as an eligible asset for repo funding.

Chinese online travel giant Trip.com Group is set to launch bookbuilding for its Hong Kong secondary offering this week, after getting the go ahead from the city’s bourse.