Société Générale
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The Republic of Cameroon’s $750m 9.75% amortising dollar 2025s were bid around a point lower than reoffer on Monday morning, as lead managers Société Générale and Standard Chartered Bank released book statistics for the trade. -
Korea Housing Finance Corp (KHFC) has returned to the offshore debt market with its first covered bond in more than two years, with strong demand allowing the issuer to achieve its pricing and diversification aims.
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The green bond market was home to a pair of firsts this week, as one seasoned issuer sold its first ever bond in any format at a tighter spread to US Treasuries than mid-swaps, and another made its debut in the SRI format.
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The Republic of Cameroon reverted to launching its bond at a yield of 9.75% on Thursday — in line with initial price talk but at the wide end of the updated pricing range — in order to secure a larger deal than was on the table at the tightened level.
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Vodafone has attracted a €2.5bn order book for a €750m five year bond, its first since negotiations over an asset swap with Liberty Global fell through.
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Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, made a smart stockmarket debut on Thursday, rising 3.6% in a falling market, after completing its €1.5bn IPO the previous day.
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Vodafone has attracted a €2.5bn order book for a €750m five year bond, its first since negotiations over an asset swap with Liberty Global fell through.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Belgian-Brazilian brewer, mandated a group of 21 banks to provide its $75bn loan facility, but there was no coordinator as AB InBev took an active role in arranging the transaction.
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Cameroon has released price guidance at 9.75% area for an amortising dollar benchmark, lining it up to be one of the highest yielding CEEMEA sovereign bonds of the year.
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The Asia ex-Japan bond market sprung to life on November 12 with China Huarong Asset Management, China State Construction Engineering Corp and Beijing Properties opening books for dollar bonds, while Korea Housing Finance Corp (KHFC) opted for a covered bond and Malaysia’s Axiata Group, a sukuk.
