Standard Chartered
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First Abu Dhabi Bank, the largest bank in the UAE, debuted in the euro market on Tuesday, selling a bond that was more than twice subscribed just a week after it entered the sterling market. -
Ecobank Nigeria, part of the pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational, was set to raise dollar debt in the bond market on Wednesday, underscoring investors' appetite for exposure to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Egypt and the Ivory Coast sold bonds on Monday that were heavily oversubscribed and offered little to no new issue concession. The trades, sources said, were evidence that volatility in global markets has had little impact on high yielding debt — though questions linger around investment grade EM issuance.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt entered the international bond market on Monday to sell a Reg A/144A multi-tranche dollar deal. Some participants are calling the 40 year tranche “ambitious”, as they say investor demand for duration has been weakening.
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Standard Chartered has made two appointments to its corporate, commercial and institutional banking (CCIB) business in Singapore.
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Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) sold its first bond since its IPO this week, raising $750m.
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Indian renewable energy company Continuum Energy Levanter made its debut in the dollar bond market this week, more than three years after pulling its initial attempt. However, it had to offer investors incentives to seal the $561m deal, writes Morgan Davis.
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Chinese financial leasing company Far East Horizon returned to the offshore renminbi (CNH) bond market on Tuesday for its largest deal in the currency.
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The Hong Kong Mortgage Corp (HKMC) made a rare public appearance in the debt market this week with a dual-currency transaction worth $1.29bn-equivalent. Featuring a Hong Kong dollar portion and an offshore renminbi tranche, the deal helped the issuer get ‘competitive’ pricing levels, said bankers.
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Singapore’s ride hailing start-up Grab Holding has further increased the size of its term loan B to $2bn following solid traction in the US market.
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Hong Kong’s personal loan provider United Asia Finance has increased the size of its loan to HK$2.55bn ($328m) after receiving strong response during syndication.
