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Sfr4.9bn trade is largest European ECM deal since National Grid’s £7bn rights issue in 2024
Offer came as markets recovered and volatility fell
Abbott Laboratories plundered $20bn as it led a trio of drug companies which printed jumbo bonds as a deluge of supply in the dollar market ensured a red-hot end to the month.
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It has been an appalling week for stock markets as fears over the coronavirus outbreak gripped investors. Tumbling share prices mean many sellers of equity capital markets deals, particularly of large, liquid block trades, are set to stay away from the market, given the damage done to their holdings. -
HSBC and Standard Chartered are expecting lower profits and higher loan impairments this year due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak and an economic downturn in Hong Kong.
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Chinese travel services provider Trip.com Group is seeking a $1.2bn loan at a time when markets are reeling from the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside the mainland and companies are assessing the impact of the epidemic on their businesses. Despite difficult market conditions, the borrower has received plenty of interest for the deal. Pan Yue reports.
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United Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust has launched Singapore’s second Reit listing of the year. The deal comes as volatility around the world has brought many IPO markets to a halt, with investors looking for safe-haven opportunities. Jonathan Breen reports.
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CPPIB Capital came to market for a dollar benchmark on Wednesday, after mandating the deal last Friday. The trade had been postponed to avoid printing in the peak of the volatility sparked by the worsening Covid-19 outbreak.
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Europe's high grade loan bankers are expecting better things from the second quarter of the year, citing the resolution of a handful of macro events. But the rise of the Covid-19 coronavirus is hammering markets again on Wednesday, which has the potential to put companies off raising loan debt until the second half of the year.
