United Arab Emirates
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Co attracted good international participation to the $850m IPO of Adnoc Distribution, its chain of petrol stations and shops in the United Arab Emirates, which was priced on Friday.
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Abu Dhabi National Energy Co, known as Taqa, has invited banks to join a $1.25bn syndicated loan, which it plans as a bridge to a bond issue.
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, the Abu Dhabi state-owned oil company, is set to price the initial public offering of its distribution arm on Friday, in a deal worth Dh3.125bn ($851m), after revising guidance to the lower half of the range.
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Debut sukuk issuer Emirates Reit on Wednesday priced a larger than expected deal of $400m after books reached nearly $1bn.
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Issuers in the Gulf Cooperation Council are increasingly considering project bonds as a viable funding option for infrastructure projects in the region, said bankers.
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Emirates Sembcorp secured the second project bond this year from the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, and after a two day execution, the new deal came flat to fair value.
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Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power revised guidance for a new issue downwards on Wednesday morning after taking orders of $2.3bn.
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The IPO of Adnoc Distribution, the petrol stations business of Abu Dhabi’s state oil company, was covered at its base size, three working days into the bookbuild.
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Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power has opened books on its $400m amortising note. Some market participants say the move signals the next phase of GCC fiscal rebalancing as governments look to offload fully operational infrastructure projects onto international investors, though others are sceptical that the trend will really take off.
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Emirates REIT, the world’s largest listed Sharia compliant real estate investment trust, has named leads for its debut sukuk.
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Emaar Properties’ real estate development unit has sagged in the aftermarket after it priced its Dh4.8bn ($1.3bn) IPO last week, amid heightened geopolitical risk in the Middle East and a general weakness in the IPO market.
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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.