Oman
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Oman Oil is set to bring a raft of financings to the syndicated loan market, and has begun by seeking to refinance the $1bn tranche from a $1.85bn loan it took out in 2014. -
Oman Oil wants to refinance the $1bn tranche from a $1.85bn loan it took out in 2014, adding to the company’s much wider financing plan, according to a banker on the deal.
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New deals from the Middle East are beginning to flow. Saudi Arabia's International Company for Water and Power Projects (ACWA Power) opened books on a conventional amortising note on Tuesday, as Saudi Electricity Co (Seco) and Oman Electricity Transmission line up sukuk trades.
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Three banks have joined the syndication of a loan to Oman's Bank Sohar of $250m, which Bank ABC has been mandated to co-ordinate.
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Bank Muscat has successfully completed its $525m syndicated loan refinancing, adding to Oman’s accumulating loan book.
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Oman’s sovereign wealth fund, which is accessing Asian liquidity for a $600m acquisition loan, has bagged commitments from Taiwanese banks.
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Even as some investors fretted about Oman’s economic welfare, a stampede of orders into the country's $5bn triple tranche deal on Wednesday augured well for the hefty sovereign issuance to come from Gulf sovereigns this year — the next of which has a bigger deal to do and arguably a better tale to tell in the process, one it will tell next week. Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker and Virginia Furness report.
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Concerns about rising public debt levels in Oman failed to deter bond buyers on Wednesday as the Gulf sovereign amassed $20bn of orders for its triple tranche dollar market return.
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Books opened on Wednesday on the year’s first bumper Gulf sovereign deal, a triple trancher from Oman that is expected to raise at least $2bn and extend the borrower’s curve by more than 20 years. But an even bigger sovereign deal from the Gulf is waiting in the wings.
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Oman has named seven banks to arrange an Islamic bond which it will bring to market shortly after the close of its planned triple tranche conventional bond, according to sources.
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Oman, looking to extend its curve by just over 20 years, will hit the road on Friday. Technical factors underpinning the market are expected to propel the trade despite underlying questions about the Sultanate’s ability to manage its budget deficit.
