Standard Chartered

The Republic of Angola printed a $3bn two tranche trade on Tuesday with no new issue premium, waving off any concerns that investors might be wary of a borrower in a complicated economic situation.

United Overseas Bank (China), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s UOB, sealed a Rmb1bn ($142m) 10 non-call five year subordinated bond on Monday. The trade was the first internationally rated tier-two capital bond in the Mainland debt market.

Hong Kong’s PCGI Intermediate Holdings, a subsidiary of FWD, raised $250m from the bond market on Tuesday. While the company hit its size target, orders were limited and the price guidance was unchanged throughout the day.

The euro corporate bond new issue market was full of smaller deals on Tuesday, for Japan Tobacco, Hitachi and Naturgy, but investors were preparing for the onslaught of jumbo transactions which they knew were coming on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Republic of Angola sought a dual tranche trade on Tuesday, marketing 10 and 30 year bonds to investors that will likely have mixed views on the sovereign.

Insurance company FWD Group’s $1.8bn acquisition loan is set to close by the end of November, with two more banks still expected to join the syndicate group.

Standard Chartered has appointed Simon Kellaway as regional head of securities services for Greater China and North Asia.

Chinese property company Agile Group Holdings wrapped up its bond issuance for the year on Monday, raising $200m from its fourth deal of 2019.

Japan Tobacco and Yorkshire Water have given mandates for new euro and sterling bonds, respectively, as S&P Global says the amount of European corporate debt it rates has grown to €6.44tr.

India's Adani Transmission wooed investors to a $500m long-dated bond issuance on Thursday, offering them some concession for the amortising nature of the notes.

Flourishing conditions in the sukuk market stepped up another gear this week as Qatar International Islamic Bank priced an additional tier one bond that one of its leads claimed was the tightest ever such trade from the Gulf Cooperation Council states.

The Republic of Angola kicked off a roadshow on Thursday for a two tranche dollar bond trade comprising 10 and 30 year bonds.