Standard Chartered
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Co has signed its $6bn debut syndicated loan facility with 13 banks. The deal was well received by banks, driving down pricing to new lows. -
Sino Horizon Holdings, a Chinese property developer, has opened a $600m refinancing into general syndication with retail banks.
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Centratama Telekomunikasi Indonesia, an IT and internet services provider, is in the market with a triple-tranche $390m loan tied to its M&A plans.
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UK bank Barclays made its first trip to the Singapore dollar market on Thursday, grabbing S$200m ($147.5m) from an opportunistic transaction.
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A broad range of Chinese issuers have mandated banks to arrange roadshows in Hong Kong and Singapore early next week ahead of their dollar bond transactions.
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Nigeria’s plans to issue the longest ever sub-Saharan African Eurobond outside of South Africa will be a canary in the coal mine for frontier market issuers looking to extend their curves, according to EM analysts. Virginia Furness reports.
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Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties (DWCP) has put together a three-pronged plan to address problems related to its offshore loans, worth close to $1.5bn. The deal itself is giving lenders enough of a headache. But it has also put the spotlight on other loans guaranteed by onshore parents in China, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.
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Barclays is courting Singapore investors on Thursday for a benchmark subordinated Singapore dollar bond.
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Singapore’s green bond market cracked open a bit further on Tuesday when Canadian life insurer Manulife Financial Corp sold a S$500m ($367.5m) tier two bond, only the second green deal in the currency.
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Fixed-line telecom operator WTT HK priced a $670m bond on Tuesday, with the rare Hong Kong high yield name attracting robust investor interest. Despite a choppy market, the issuer tightened pricing by 37.5bp, and the notes held up well in secondary.
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Standard Chartered Bank has hired a DCM banker from Commerzbank to cover Turkish clients.
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Union Bank of the Philippines is getting ready to offer international investors some variety as it sets the stage for its first dollar bond since 2004.
