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Thai Oil Public Co navigated challenges around fluctuating oil prices to push out a $1bn dual-tranche bond on Thursday that was strongly supported by investors. -
NMC Healthcare, the London-listed United Arab Emirates healthcare company, made its bond market debut in a week wracked by volatility. But despite the choppy backdrop, NMC’s debut came off smoothly.
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Nigeria was on Wednesday able to print the full size of the bond issue approved by its parliament, paying up for the privilege but drawing praise for managing a market that proved too tough for many.
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Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Sichuan Transportation Investment Group Corp raised $350m from a three year bond on Wednesday, piercing through the secondary trading levels of its closest comparables.
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Taiwan’s Mei Ta Industries and China’s New Hope Group have closed offshore borrowings, raising €245m and $150m, respectively. Ho Chi Minh City Power, meanwhile, has sealed Vietnam’s first onshore syndicated loan at D1.1bn ($47,000).
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Export-Import Bank of Thailand has raised $300m from its first foray into the offshore bond market, generating $2.5bn of demand — and setting an important benchmark for the country’s issuers. Morgan Davis reports.
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Everbright Sun Hung Kai Co priced a modest $200m bond on Wednesday when most investors were focused on other high profile transactions.
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A generous initial guidance from KWG Group Holdings for its $400m bond issuance ended up repricing the Chinese single-B rated curve lower on Wednesday.
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Nigeria is back in capital markets, undeterred by a volatile backdrop that has kept other borrowers from accessing the market.
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The Export-Import Bank of Thailand set a benchmark for issuers from the country with its debut $300m outing on Tuesday, finding strong backing both in the primary and secondary markets.
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Cement maker Semen Indonesia has mandated five banks for a $1.282bn bridge loan to support its acquisition of the local unit of Swiss firm LafargeHolcim.
