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Demand Propels Corporate Bond Issuance Demand Propels Corporate Bond Issuance To Continue Wednesday NEW YORK –  The new-issuance market for high-grade corporate bonds is seeing a decent follow up Wednesday after $9.35 billion was priced in a robust start to the shortened week Tuesday. Five issuers are shopping for buyers, led by a benchmark-size, three-year… more →

ACM Shipping International Securities Identification Number ACM Shipping Group PLC Statement re Possible Offer Statement regarding Possible Offer The board of ACM (the “Board”) notes the recent share price movements and confirms that it has received an approach from RS Platou ASA (“RS Platou”), the private Norwegian ship and offshore broking company, regarding a possible… more →

Claire’s Stores Offers $400mm 144A Reg S Notes Claire’s Stores, Inc. Announces Sale of $400 Million of 9.00% Senior Secured First Lien Notes Due 2019 CHICAGO, Claire’s Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced the sale of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 9.00% senior secured first lien notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). The Notes were… more →

144A and Reg S in Latvia Above $5B Latvia order book above USD5bn Demand for Latvia’s five-year 144a/ Reg S bonds has reached more than USD5bn, according to a market source. The size of the bond is expected to be USD1bn. Pricing guidance has been revised from 5.625% area to 5.375%-5.50%. Latvia is rated Baa3/BB+/BBB-…. more →

MGM Proposed Private Placement Offering MGM Resorts International Announces Proposed Private Offering by CityCenter Holdings LAS VEGAS, Feb. 13, 2012 MGM Resorts International MGM -0.27% today announced that CityCenter Holdings, LLC, a joint venture which is 50% owned by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and 50% owned by Infinity World Development Corp. (a… more →

CUSIP Numbers Projected Rise CUSIP ID Requests Project Steady Pace for US Corporate and Muni Debt Issuance in Q1 International Debt and Equity Activity Continues to Slide in Early 2012 NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for January… more →

Caesars Doubles After Slashing IPO Caesars Doubles in Debut After Slashing IPO From 2010 Effort Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — Caesars Entertainment Corp., the U.S. casino chain with more than $22 billion in debt, almost doubled in its trading debut after selling stock in an initial public offering a fraction of the size of its failed… more →

ISIN.com Launch ISIN and CUSIP Services, Largest Database Company is now expanding to over 20 countries. ISIN.com, the leading consulting firm specializing in structuring and assisting companies with their unique securities identifiers, is now expanding its service offerings to numerous European and South American companies. With the aid of local affiliates and funds, ISIN.com will… more →

144A New Corporate Bonds Forward Calendar – U.S. corporate bond new issues Feb 6 (Reuters) – The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S. new issues team, and other market sources: *Denotes 144a private placement debt offering. HIGH-GRADE BOND… more →

Facebook CUSIP Facebook CUSIP Number Facebook IPO Near Ready A new page opens for Facebook Stock market launch is biggest test yet for the social network phenomenon Before lifting his head from his pillow in the morning, Sam Van Dellen reaches for his smartphone, opens Facebook and scrolls through the news headlines and personal updates… more →

Forward Calendar – U.S. corporate bond new issues Feb 13  The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S. new issues team, and other market sources:   *Denotes 144a private placement debt offering.   HIGH-GRADE BOND SALES EXPECTED FOR WEEK… more →

Frankfurt Stock Exchange & NYSE Euronext Merger Price of Exchanges Merger ‘Would Have Been Too High The Frankfurt stock exchange. European Union regulators have blocked the planned merger of exchange operators Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext. It’s back to the drawing board for stock exchange companies Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext after the European Commission… more →

Facebook Ticker Facebook Ticker Symbol Facebook IPO Near Ready A new page opens for Facebook Stock market launch is biggest test yet for the social network phenomenon Before lifting his head from his pillow in the morning, Sam Van Dellen reaches for his smartphone, opens Facebook and scrolls through the news headlines and personal updates… more →

Facebook ISIN Facebook ISIN Number Code Facebook IPO Near Ready A new page opens for Facebook Stock market launch is biggest test yet for the social network phenomenon Before lifting his head from his pillow in the morning, Sam Van Dellen reaches for his smartphone, opens Facebook and scrolls through the news headlines and personal… more →

Facebook IPO with Morgan Facebook Picks Morgan Stanley to Lead IPO Facebook Inc., the world’s largest social-networking service, chose Morgan Stanley (MS) to take the lead on its planned initial public offering, four people with knowledge of the matter said. Facebook will file plans with regulators today to raise $5 billion, though the amount may… more →

Facebook IPO Near Ready A new page opens for Facebook Stock market launch is biggest test yet for the social network phenomenon Before lifting his head from his pillow in the morning, Sam Van Dellen reaches for his smartphone, opens Facebook and scrolls through the news headlines and personal updates his friends have posted. “Yay!… more →

Italy Sells 7.5 Billion Euros of Bonds Italy Sells 7.5 Billion Euros of Bonds to Cover Year’s Biggest Redemption Italy sold 7.5 billion euros ($9.8 billion) of debt, near the maximum for the auction, with the Treasury’s borrowing costs falling as it prepares for its biggest redemption of the year. The Rome-based Treasury sold 2… more →

ISIN.com to Launch largest Free ISIN Database in the World New York, NY: In the coming few weeks ISIN.com is set to launch the most comprehensive, free viewing ISIN and CUSIP database found anywhere. More than 9 million identifiers will be added to the database as a start, while several million more will be included… more →

Berkshire Plans $1.7 Billion Bond Offering Berkshire Plans $1.7 Billion Bond Offering to Refinance Debt Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to issue $1.7 billion of bonds to refinance debt sold to help pay for its acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Berkshire, which bought the railroad for $26.5 billion in… more →

Clearwire to Offer 144A Secured Notes Clearwire Communications LLC to Offer Senior Secured Notes BELLEVUE, Washington (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Clearwire Corporation CLWR +3.70% today announced that its operating subsidiary, Clearwire Communications LLC (“Clearwire Communications”), intends to offer $300 million aggregate principal amount of first-priority senior secured notes (the “Notes”). The Notes will be senior… more →

NACF Global Medium Term Note Programme National Agricultural Cooperative Federation Announces Consent Solicitation for the Holders of Certain Notes Issued Under Its U.S.$8,000,000,000 Global Medium Term Note Programme SEOUL, KOREA– National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (“NACF” or the “Company”) today announced that it has commenced a solicitation of consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from holders of the… more →

Treasury to sell $155 billion, new CUSIP WASHINGTON—The Treasury will sell $155 billion next week in bills and notes. Details of the offerings (all with minimum denominations of $100): Monday: In the usual weekly sale, $29 billion in three-month bills and $27 billion in six-month bills will be sold. The bills will be dated Jan…. more →

Swedish Corporate Debt Surge Corporate Debt to Surge in Sweden as Bank Credit Dries Up Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) — Sweden’s corporate bond market is poised for a surge this year as companies abandon an “extreme” reliance on bank loans amid stricter capital rules, said Mats Carlsson, who heads the investment bank Pareto Ohman AB. “The… more →

UBS Issuing 3-Year 144A Bond UBS Issuing Benchmark 3-Year USD Covered Bond Deal Thursday -Source NEW YORK –  UBS AG (UBS) plans to issue a benchmark-size, three-year sale of covered bonds to the U.S. credit markets Thursday, according to a term sheet obtained by Dow JonesNewswires. The bonds, which are guaranteed or “covered” 100% by… more →

RoI Issues Reg S-144A Bond RoI pays tiny new issue premium for new 30-year bonds The Republic of Indonesia (RoI) tapped the international bond market for the first time after regaining its investment grade rating in December 2011, as it priced on January 9 a 30-year bond offering amounting to USD1.75 billion. The Reg S… more →

Euro Declines as S&P Cuts Ratings Euro Declines For Second Day as S&P Cuts Ratings, Greek Debt Talks Resume The euro weakened for a second day, falling to an 11-year low against the yen after Standard & Poor’s stripped the nation of its top credit rating and cut eight other euro-region countries. Japan’s currency gained… more →

CUSIP Requests Projected to be High for 2012 CUSIP ID Requests Project High Volume US Corporate Debt Issuance in Early 2012 Calendar Year US Corporate CUSIP Requests Top 20,000 for First Time Since 2008 NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2012 — CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for… more →

CUSIP for Decmember 2011 December 2011 Overview For the third consecutive month, CUSIP requests for domestic corporate equity securities outpaced the number of identifier orders for domestic corporate debt offerings based on information provide by CUSIP Global Services. Specifically, 947 CUSIPs for domestic corporate equity issues were requested compared to 823 for domestic corporate debt… more →

RoI issues 30-year Regs-144A Bond RoI pays tiny new issue premium for new 30-year bonds The Republic of Indonesia (RoI) tapped the international bond market for the first time after regaining its investment grade rating in December 2011, as it priced on January 9 a 30-year bond offering amounting to USD1.75 billion. The Reg S/144A… more →

QFIs not allowed to issue PNs in India The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday said that Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs) should not issue offshore derivatives instruments / participatory notes (PNs). A declaration and undertaking to this effect would be obtained by Depository Participants from the QFIs. The SEBI also stipulated that the… more →

Chesapeake Midstream Offer $600mm Notes Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. Announces $600 Million Private Placement of Senior Notes Due 2022 OKLAHOMA CITY–ISIN.com–Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CHKM) today announced that it has commenced an offering, through a private placement, of $600 million of senior notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). The Partnership intends to use the net proceeds… more →

GlobeOp Financial Services ISIN Response to press speculation The Board of GlobeOp Financial Services S.A. (“GlobeOp” or the “Company”) (LSE: GO.) notes the recent press speculation regarding a possible offer. The Board remains confident about the Company’s current trading and future prospects as described in the Company’s pre-close trading update on 21 December 2011. In… more →

DSE adopts ISIN Codes DSE adopts international securities numbering Dar es Salaam. The created confidence comes as The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange activates its membership with the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to implement universally applicable international securities identification numbers (ISINs).DSE activated its membership with ANNA after noticing the setbacks that were caused… more →

GFI Closes Exchange Offer  Senior Notes GFI Group Inc. Closes Exchange Offer of 8.375% Senior Notes Due 2018 GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) (the “Company”) announced today that on December 21, 2011 it closed its offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) up to $250 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.375% Senior Notes due… more →

ISIN Issuance Clearstream Banking and Euroclear Bank, as National Numbering Agency for Luxembourg, issues ISIN and CFI codes for any Luxembourg domiciled securities according to the Association of National Numbering Agencies’ (“ANNA”) guidelines, and more specifically for Luxembourg incorporated investment funds and companies. Any appointed Fund Agent (as documented in the relevant prospectus), typically the… more →

European ISIN Data Brussels, 21 December 2011 – EFAMA (the European Fund and Asset Management Association) applauds the EU Commission decision to protect European ISIN data users to the extent possible under EU competition law. EFAMA stresses that this decision is a major victory for the European financial services industry which will save approximately $100… more →

CUSIP ID Requests Forecast Increased Activity in US Corporate Debt Issuance US Corporate Issuance up 16.9% from October Lows while International Data Shows Tepid Growth  NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for November 2011.  The report, which tracks the issuance of… more →

CUSIP News November November 2011 Overview Demands for domestic corporate CUSIPs rebounded in November to their second highest monthly volume of 2011 as 1,923 identifiers were sought. A chief factor in this turnaround was the fact that domestic corporate equity CUSIP requests reached a 2011 high of 1,100 last month. This surpasses this year’s monthly… more →

Aircastle Announces 144A Offering $150m Aircastle Announces Proposed Private Placement of $150 Million Aggregate Principal Amount of Senior Notes Due 2018 STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 9, 2011 — STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 9, 2011 — Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) (“Aircastle”) announced today that it plans to offer an additional $150 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior… more →

Treasuries gained, pushing 10-year note yields to the lowest level this month, after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi damped speculation that more bond purchases are imminent. Thirty-year bond yields dropped for a second day after a report that Europe’s banks will need to raise $153 billion in fresh capital. U.S. debt securities fell earlier… more →

Forward Calendar – U.S. corporate bond new issues Thu Dec 8, 2011 12:19pm EST Dec 8 (Reuters) – The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S. new issues team, and other market sources: *Denotes 144a private placement debt offering…. more →

Cronos to Issue $200 Million 144A Notes Cronos Announces the Issuance of $200 Million of “A” Rated Series 2011-1 Asset Backed Notes HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec 07, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Cronos Holding Company Limited (“Cronos”) announced today that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Cronos Containers Program I Ltd. (“CP1″), successfully completed an offering of $200… more →

CUSIP Reaches Agreement with EC CUSIP Global Services Reaches Agreement with the European Commission NEW YORK , Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CUSIP Global Services (CGS), a leading provider of securities identifiers and other solutions that enable efficient trading, clearing and settlement in capital markets throughout the world, today announced it has reached an agreement… more →