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HSBC, Mizuho and Standard Chartered coordinated deal which drew 10 lenders
Deal comes 11 years after the company's previous loan and was extended by two banks
Saudi Arabia mining firm furths relationships with international banks following a $1bn sukuk in January
First Abu Dhabi joins the syndicate for the short term loan all but equalling the size of a previous revolving facility
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Deutsche Postbank is a young issuer in the jumbo covered bond market, having launched its debut in January 2008. But as Susanna Rust reports, this did not stop the German retail bank from making big moves in its second year as a jumbo issuer.
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Rabobank is one of the few financial institutions to have come out of the credit crisis unscathed, with its triple-A ratings intact. That quality has clearly played in its favour but Rabo has done more than sit back and enjoy its status: it has consistently set the agenda in both senior and subordinated bond markets. Hélène Durand speaks to the bank’s head of funding, Michael Gower, about what it takes to lead the way in these unprecedented times.
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SABMiller’s move into the European bond market this year gave the issuer flexibility, diversity and a distinct pricing advantage to its traditional US dollar funding options, reports Nina Flitman.
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When South Africa’s Sappi termed out its short term debt in July, it used high yield bonds as well as the loan market, a two-pronged approach that is still unusual in the European market. Sarah White talks to group treasurer Jörg Pässler about Sappi’s refinancing strategy.
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Not many would have bet that a bank focused on emerging markets would emerge as one of the winners of the financial crisis. Yet, Standard Chartered has done exactly that. The bank’s focus on emerging economies as well as its conservative business and funding models have helped it navigate some rough waters over the last two years. Hélène Durand speaks to its finance director and finds out what is behind the bank’s success.
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Aggressive overseas expansion plans meant that corporate India became the darling of the debt markets in 2006 and 2007. But the credit crisis changed all that. One of its star names, Tata Motors, which had borrowed heavily to finance the acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover, found itself struggling to refinance a $3bn loan. Tanya Angerer reports.