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  • Alfa Bank, Russia's largest privately owned bank, has hired Christopher Weafer as chief strategist. Weafer, 46, joins Alfa from Russian investment bank Troika Dialog in Moscow where he had been head of research since 1998. Before joining Troika Dialog Weafer held a number of senior financial positions around the world. From 1974-1979 he worked for the Irish finance ministry before moving to Irish Life Assurance Co, then the largest manager of mutual and pension fund assets in Ireland.
  • Mandated arrangers ABC and Crédit Lyonnais have launched the debut $50m amortising five year term loan for L'Enterprise Tunisienne d'Activités Petrolières (ETAP). The deal pays a margin of 75bp over Libor. Three levels of participation are being offered: arranger for a take of $7.5m; co-arranger for a take of $5m; and lead manager for a $2.5m ticket. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. Commitments are due in the next two weeks. The borrower is 100% owned by the Tunisian state.
  • Mandated arrangers have this week closed syndication of the $125m one year facility for Koçbank. The deal has been heavily oversubscribed and will be increased to $180m. Signing has been set for November 15. For further details see EuroWeek 777.
  • Less than a week after elections that propelled the Islamic-linked Justice and Development Party (AKP) into office, Turkey yesterday (Thursday) priced an opportunistic $500m five year blowout deal.
  • The Region of Umbria matched the Republic of Italy's sovereign rating for its "earthquake bond" issue this week by using a new structure developed by sole lead Nomura. As the deal hit the screens, Moody's upgraded the Region of Umbria's outstanding global bonds to Aa2 from Aa3.
  • Less than a week after elections that propelled the Islamic-linked Justice and Development Party (AKP) into office, Turkey yesterday (Thursday) priced an opportunistic $500m five year blowout deal.
  • Guarantor: Unilever NV, Unilever plc, Unilever United States Rating: A1/A+
  • Unilever breezed into the market with a debut $1bn 30 year global this week, taking advantage of a strong bid for high quality borrowers and duration to issue at one of the lowest yields ever achieved on a long dated bond. Investors could not get enough of Unilever's A1/A+ rated bond issue, which attracted $3bn of orders and was ultimately priced to yield 5.975%, or just 92bp over Treasuries.
  • Rating: A3/BBB+ Amount: Eu350m tier one capital
  • The corporate bond market staged a recovery this week, capitalising on the compression in swap spreads in the aftermath of the 50bp cut in the Fed Funds rate. In the US, successful bonds by Unilever, Dow Chemical and Pepsi Bottling will be followed next week by Heinz, Textron and IBM.
  • Rating: Baa1/BBB+ Amount: Eu250m (fungible with Eu600m issue launched 10/07/02)
  • Rating: BBB Amount: Eu40m