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EG Group leant on private markets to raise cash for its purchase of the forecourts business of UK supermarket Asda and a chain of German petrol stations from OMV. The group is raising first and second lien loans, and, on February 26, privately placed a £675m Reg S-only bond. ....
Quick to adapt In a rapidly changing market, one bank picked the right deals and harnessed Asia’s growing demand for socially responsible investments to fund Covid-19 recovery efforts. For its response to unprecedented conditions, HSBC is IFR’s Asia Bond House of the Year. Asia’s primary bond markets started 2020 on a tear, before issuance ground to a halt in mid-March as global markets plunged because of the coronavirus pandemic. In late March and April, Asian high-grade issuers took their first steps back into a fragile market – one where new issue concessions were essential. As confidence grew, high-yield issuance returned and new deals pushed out to longer tenors, but it took a skilled arranger to balance the needs of issuers and investors. ....
Asia’s primary bond markets started 2020 on a tear, before issuance ground to a halt in mid-March as global markets plunged because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In late March and April, Asian high-grade issuers took their first steps into a fragile market – one where new issue concessions were essential. As confidence grew, high-yield issuance returned and new deals pushed out to longer tenors, but it took a skilled arranger to balance the needs of issuers and investors. HSBC, which in 2020 created a strategic solutions group to advise clients more effectively on things like ratings and ESG considerations, was quick to respond to changing market conditions. “When we are the lead international bank, we are an advice-giver,” said Sean McNelis, global co-head of debt capital markets for HSBC, who also leads Asia Pacific debt capital markets alongside Sean Henderson. “We want to be the closest to the issuer, not just a passenger.” The Republic of Indonesia’s US$4.3 ....
High-yield Bond: Vedanta Resources' US$1.4bn 13% amortising bonds due 2023 ifre.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ifre.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.